Onku Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Onku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 96 | 1:84,935 | 11,249 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onkui | 89 | 145 | / |
| Onkau | 89 | 74 | / |
| Ongku | 89 | 40 | / |
| Honku | 89 | 19 | / |
| Onkou | 89 | 3 | / |
| Oonku | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gonku | 89 | 1 | / |
| Onkuy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ounku | 89 | 1 | / |
| Önkü | 83 | 155 | / |
| Honkou | 80 | 1,651 | / |
| Onkoud | 80 | 171 | / |
| Honkuy | 80 | 86 | / |
| Ongkau | 80 | 59 | / |
| Ounkou | 80 | 27 | / |
| Hongku | 80 | 22 | / |
| Ongkut | 80 | 14 | / |
| Otinku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ongkou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gonkou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gonkuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onkaud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ongkui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ongkud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Anku | 75 | 15,868 | / |
| Oncu | 75 | 329 | / |
| Enku | 75 | 278 | / |
| Unku | 75 | 257 | / |
| Hounkou | 73 | 289 | / |
| Hongkhu | 73 | 124 | / |
| Hounkuy | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ounkoud | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gongkou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hongkui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hongkou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Honkouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onkhaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongkhui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongkaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osingku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ankou | 67 | 3,291 | / |
| Angku | 67 | 252 | / |
| Engku | 67 | 142 | / |
| Honcu | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ungku | 67 | 101 | / |
| Hanku | 67 | 95 | / |
| Ankui | 67 | 93 | / |
| Goncu | 67 | 79 | / |
| Henku | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ankuy | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ankeu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ankau | 67 | 28 | / |
| Unkau | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ganku | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aunku | 67 | 15 | / |
| Onkoe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ankuş | 67 | 13 | / |
| Honkó | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aanku | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ankuh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ankuu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aenku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ankuj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hunku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oncut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Unkhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Unkut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Unkup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eunku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enkuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gunku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Țoncu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Åoncu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounkouî | 67 | 1 | / |
Onku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onku in the Russian language | ||
| Онку | onku | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onku
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