Önkal Surname

518,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Önkal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Önkal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6031:129,05710,596
Northern Cyprus221:14,5003,711
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Onkal (9) are calculated separately.

Önkal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Önkal occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Onkal. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Önkal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 518,760th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,604,372 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Önkal are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

Önkal is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 603 people, or 1 in 129,057. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Agri Province, where 21 percent reside, Antalya Province, where 12 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 9 percent reside. Not including Turkey this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onkal939/
Önkol801,664/
Ankal80373/
Öncal8075/
Enkal802/
Hankal73407/
Angkal73357/
Ongkal7380/
Henkal7357/
Engkal7332/
Ehnkal731/
Ankhal731/
Annkal731/
Ankkal731/
Ankaal731/
Hankhal6755/
Engkail671/

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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 Önkal
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