Ocansey Surname
Approximately 23,022 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameOcansey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 22,583 | 1:1,197 | 193 |
| United States | 209 | 1:1,734,253 | 114,535 |
| England | 147 | 1:379,034 | 26,619 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
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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Average Ocansey Salary in
United States
$45,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ocansey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ocansey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ocansey occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ocansey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,533rd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,547 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ocansey reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 291,086th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 792 people.
The last name Ocansey is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 22,583 people, or 1 in 1,197. Apart from Ghana this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Ocansey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ocansey last name are 7.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.61% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occansey | 93 | 1,251 | / |
| O'Cansey | 93 | 4 | / |
| Ocanssey | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ocansy | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ocanse | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ocamsey | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okansey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ozcanset | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ozansoy | 71 | 724 | / |
| Akansey | 71 | 24 | / |
| Ucansoy | 71 | 14 | / |
| Okansoy | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ochange | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hokanse | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okansse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achanse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okanses | 71 | 1 | / |
| Otchange | 67 | 27 | / |
| Akcansoy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Odjansee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocancets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okonssey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojansuyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osansoya | 67 | 1 | / |
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