Onku Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Onku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea961:84,93511,249
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Önkü (155) are calculated separately.

Onku (37) may also be a first name.

Onku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Onku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Onku (Russian: Онку) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant: Önkü. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name Onku is predominantly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Onku live; 97 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Onku is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 37 people.

Onku is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 84,935. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western, where 63 percent reside, Chimbu, where 18 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 9 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onkui89145/
Onkau8974/
Ongku8940/
Honku8919/
Onkou893/
Oonku891/
Gonku891/
Onkuy891/
Ounku891/
Önkü83155/
Honkou801,651/
Onkoud80171/
Honkuy8086/
Ongkau8059/
Ounkou8027/
Hongku8022/
Ongkut8014/
Otinku802/
Ongkou802/
Gonkou802/
Gonkuh801/
Onkaud801/
Ongkui801/
Ongkud801/
Anku7515,868/
Oncu75329/
Enku75278/
Unku75257/
Hounkou73289/
Hongkhu73124/
Hounkuy7326/
Ounkoud735/
Gongkou734/
Hongkui732/
Hongkou731/
Honkouh731/
Onkhaus731/
Ongkhui731/
Ongkaus731/
Osingku731/
Ankou673,291/
Angku67252/
Engku67142/
Honcu67106/
Ungku67101/
Hanku6795/
Ankui6793/
Goncu6779/
Henku6771/
Ankuy6758/
Ankeu6730/
Ankau6728/
Unkau6726/
Ganku6718/
Aunku6715/
Onkoe6713/
Ankuş6713/
Honkó679/
Aanku678/
Ankuh675/
Ankuu674/
Aenku674/
Ankuj674/
Hunku673/
Oncut673/
Unkhu673/
Unkut673/
Unkup671/
Eunku671/
Enkuh671/
Enkeu671/
Ankhu671/
Enkau671/
Gunku671/
Țoncu671/
Åoncu671/
Hounkouî671/

Onku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Onku in the Russian language
Онкуonku-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onku
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