Ocquaye Surname

137,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ocquaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ocquaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,1861:8,4811,157
England331:1,688,42669,999
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ocquaye Last Name Facts

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

Ocquaye occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ocquaye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ocquaye is the 137,629th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,238,877 people. The surname Ocquaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ocquaye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ocquaye is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 3,186 people, or 1 in 8,481. Other than Ghana this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Ocquaye Last Name Statistics demography

Ocquaye earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.09% more than the national average, earning $53,110 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oquaye92297/
Acquaye8620,355/
Ocquaya861/
Ocquaay861/
Ocaye838/
Oquay830/
Acquayeh801/
Aquaye77282/
Oukaye7744/
Acquay7737/
Oncuay7725/
Gocuay7711/
Osquay778/
Okuaye776/
Acqaye772/
Hoquye771/
Ockaye771/
Goquay771/
Oguaye771/
Ocay734,470/
Ocae736/
Ocue732/
Ocuy731/
Oukhaye71307/
Acqueye712/
Ogwuaye712/
Acguaye712/
Hocquey711/
Ocaya6718,000/
Acaye675,748/
Ocayo67617/
Hocquaux67527/
Okaye67341/
Aqaye67257/
Hongcuay67123/
Okuye67105/
Ockay6750/
Oukay6748/
Aquay6746/
Ocayi6742/
Hoqye6732/
Hocquaut6732/
Ocuya6719/
Ocawe6719/
Okcay6718/
Ozcay6715/
Acuay6713/
Oscay6713/
Gocay678/
Ocoue676/
Șocae674/
Ocoye673/
Acuye673/
Hocquaud671/
Ocaua671/
Ogcay671/
Ounkwaye671/
Ocaue671/
Oguay671/
Ocuey671/
Oquea671/
Hocue671/
Ockye671/
Ocaje671/
Ocuia671/
Ocuee671/
Ocoua671/
Ocayu671/
Oquey670/

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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
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  • 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 Ocquaye
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