Onyok Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onyok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2371:164,72314,155
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Onyok (258) may also be a first name.

Onyok Last Name Facts

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

Onyok is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyok? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onyok is the 1,025,894th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname Onyok occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Onyok live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 554,411th most common first name world-wide, held by 258 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 164,723. In Uganda Onyok is most numerous in: Lira District, where 27 percent reside, Alebtong District, where 22 percent reside and Kole District, where 15 percent reside. Besides Uganda Onyok occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonyok91283/
Honyok91213/
Onyk891/
Gonnyok8314/
Honyk8089/
Anyok8088/
Onyśk8088/
Osnyk8066/
Onysk8037/
Unyok8019/
Onyak8016/
Onyoc8014/
Ányok8012/
Onjok8011/
Ohnyk805/
Onhok804/
Oneok804/
Onyck802/
Onayk801/
Onoik801/
Hanyok73206/
Hoinyk73205/
Ongnok73178/
Onyszk7377/
Anuyok7375/
Honyak7346/
Honyák7326/
Honiok7315/
Gonyak7315/
Honykh7314/
Oneyke734/
Onioke733/
Honyog731/
Onayog731/
Anyoak731/
Onyshk731/
Honnyk731/
Honayk731/
Onyske731/
Onek674,826/
Onik674,690/
Honnayk6760/
Gonnykh6732/
Homniok6719/
Hojnyák6717/
Onykova6712/
Osennyk6711/
Hongnok6710/
Anyk676/
Honnykh674/
Onyshke673/
Onyg671/
Onyc671/
Hoenyak671/
Goynyak671/
Hohneok670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Onyok
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