Önker Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Önker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Önker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey801:972,76844,534
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Onker (127) are calculated separately.

Önker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Önker occurs most in Turkey. It may also appear as: Onker. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Önker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Önker is the 2,061,309th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Önker reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 972,768. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Kayseri Province, where 83 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent live and Sivas Province, where 5 percent live. Barring Turkey Önker exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onker93127/
Hönker9191/
Önke891/
Anker807,278/
Enker80106/
Hönke8091/
Henker732,746/
Hanker73590/
Ancker73407/
Höhnke73328/
Oncker73152/
Angker73110/
Ankier7373/
Honker7338/
Anåker7325/
Höncke7321/
Ennker7311/
Ongker739/
Engker738/
Ankeer736/
Hänker732/
Ankeir732/
Eunker731/
Ankear731/
Enke675,212/
Anke674,522/
Huinker67483/
Hencker67259/
Onke6785/
Hannker6721/
Höncher6715/
Henåker6714/
Hancker6710/
Höhncke677/
Hangker671/
Ahanker670/

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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 Önker
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