Ocansey Surname

23,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ocansey Surname User-submission:

The Ocansey surname originates from Ada, Ghana; situated where the Volta river meets the Atlantic sea. Ocansey is a tribe name. All Ocanseys belong to the same family or tribe and have a chief call Nene Ocansey. In the village Big Ada Ocanseys have a family called Ocansey Agbom.

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Ocansey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana22,5831:1,197193
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
England1471:379,03426,619
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Ocansey (792) may also be a first name.

Ocansey Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ocansey surname originates from Ada, Ghana; situated where the Volta river meets the Atlantic sea. Ocansey is a tribe name. All Ocanseys belong to the same family or tribe and have a chief call Nene Ocansey. In the village Big Ada Ocanseys have a family called Ocansey Agbom. Nearby at the coast there is a small village called Ocansey Korpey where some of the former chiefs are buried. One can identity or determine the tribal origin of Ada people from their first names. Ex. first names as Kabu, Ayiku, Adede and Asi are Ocansey names that are given to a child according to their number in the family. The names mentioned here are only given to firstborn children of the Ocansey tribe. Second born children have others names and such on. Some of the first names are shared with other Ada tribes.

In pre-computer times the name system made it easier for the Ocansey Chief to remember the family relations.

Some Ocanseys stopped using the Ocansey surname and instead uses the first name of a forefather as a surname ex. Kubi or Ayiku becomes a surname but origins from the Ocansey name.Thus the Ocansey tribe has different big branches within the Ocansey Tribe, with different names combined with the Ocansey surname ex. Ahuma Ocansey, Akpakli Ocansey and Abordonu Ocansey.

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Ocansey Last Name Facts

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

Ocansey is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ocansey? popularity and diffusion

Ocansey is the 23,533rd most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 316,547 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ocansey are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ocansey is also the 291,086th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 792 people.

The surname Ocansey is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 22,583 people, or 1 in 1,197. Not including Ghana this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Ocansey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ocansey last name are 7.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.61% registered with the political party.

The amount Ocansey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.35% less than the national average, earning $40,067 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Occansey931,251/
O'Cansey934/
Ocanssey931/
Ocansy922/
Ocanse921/
Ocamsey862/
Okansey861/
Ozcanset8013/
Ozansoy71724/
Akansey7124/
Ucansoy7114/
Okansoy7113/
Ochange714/
Hokanse712/
Okansse711/
Achanse711/
Okanses711/
Otchange6727/
Akcansoy6713/
Odjansee672/
Ocancets671/
Okonssey671/
Ojansuyi671/
Osansoya671/

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