Oka Surname

3,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Oka Surname User-submission:

The surname Oka means 'hill' in Japanese.

Oka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan109,6631:1,166215
Ivory Coast16,0521:1,437152
Indonesia9,8241:13,4621,692
Egypt7,9931:11,5021,369
Nigeria6,3741:27,7912,369
United States1,1071:327,42529,737
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Brazil7211:296,91311,441
Turkey5981:130,13610,663
Papua New Guinea5951:13,7041,293
India4331:1,771,51463,254
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
Cameroon3111:66,7828,434
Congo2331:21,4122,431
Albania2191:13,3062,429
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Thailand1321:535,13992,379
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Philippines941:1,077,00289,308
Russia851:1,695,565111,577
United Arab Emirates761:120,55610,223
Uganda661:591,50431,661
Solomon Islands601:9,6671,663
Israel501:171,15317,369
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Australia461:586,86342,409
Peru371:859,03017,841
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Kazakhstan331:535,83338,572
Serbia321:223,28012,990
Benin311:333,40726,304
Ukraine311:1,468,474118,175
England261:2,143,00282,017
Qatar251:94,32010,875
France241:2,767,613196,808
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Transnistria211:22,6053,991
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Finland161:343,54424,270
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tonga11:107,313791
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Öka (1) are calculated separately.

Oka (18,622) may also be a first name.

Oka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Oka means 'hill' in Japanese.

- vladtheimpatient

Oka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oka (Arabic: اوكا, Hindi: ओका, Marathi: ओक, Oriya: ଓକା, Russian: Ока, Tibetan: ཨོ་ཀ་) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Öka. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,570th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 46,388 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Oka are found; 70 percent are found in East Asia and 70 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Oka is also the 39,877th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 18,622 people.

The last name Oka is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 109,663 people, or 1 in 1,166. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Japan this surname is found in 102 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Oka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Oka last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Oka last name are 17.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.42% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 174% more than the national average, earning S/. 53,114 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning R 275,148 per year; in United States they earn 8.81% more than the national average, earning $46,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $50,590 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öka891/
Okai8642,477/
Goka8613,913/
Ooka8613,168/
Okay8612,098/
Okah8611,912/
Hoka863,595/
Okka863,291/
Okoa861,149/
Ouka86957/
Okaj86821/
Okaa86792/
Okha86459/
Okau86291/
Okea86270/
Ogka86159/
Oeka86155/
Oika86100/
Uoka8620/
Ośka8618/
Ohka8617/
Oška8613/
Đoka8612/
Oyka867/
Okga866/
Ojka865/
Okaľ861/
Okaya755,107/
Hojka751,699/
Okhai75793/
Okkay75715/
Hokka75657/
Oukha75588/
Okaja75529/
Ohuka75520/
Oukka75475/
Gouka75354/
Gojka75331/
Hokai75318/
Hooka75219/
Gokai75200/
Okkaş75184/
Gokha75171/
Gokay75162/
Hoika75157/
Okhah75127/
Okaah75120/
Hokah75115/
Ouška75104/
Outka7586/
Oukai7564/
Hokaj7558/
Houka7553/
Okaha7553/
Ockay7550/
Oukay7548/
Hoyka7546/
Gokaj7544/
Oka'a7543/
Ohkay7542/
Okhay7540/
Hoňka7540/
Goika7539/
Oikai7539/
Okaih7538/
Okahu7535/
Gokaa7534/
Okhaa7534/
Hocka7527/
Hoška7524/
Hoťka7523/
Goyka7522/
Okcay7518/
Gokau7516/
Oikka7515/
Okaia7515/
Oskea7513/
Hoľka7512/
Gokka7511/
Hokea7511/
Okaas7511/
Oudka758/
Gooka757/
Okass757/
Hokau757/
Gokea756/
Ookay755/
Okkah755/
Ockah755/
Hokaa755/
Okhea754/
Okkaa754/
Okays753/
Okcah753/
Ouzka753/
Oskca752/
Đokaj752/
Ouhka752/
Okait752/
Ockaj752/
Ojkha751/
Ockoa751/
Oiska751/
Okats751/
Hokca751/
Okkaz751/
Okeea751/
Okioa751/
Ohkai751/
Hohka751/
Hokay751/
Hokoa751/
Oquka751/
Oujka751/
Oukaa751/
Oukah751/
Oszka751/
Ojkay751/
Oikay751/
Ogkas751/
Uokha751/
Ÿokaà751/
Gogka751/
Eouka751/
Okahs751/
Okaph751/
Okooa751/
Okkad751/
Oikas751/
Okatz751/
Oskai751/
Ooska751/
O'Kay750/
Hokha750/
Oekka750/
Oke67154,028/
Aka67133,597/
Oko67101,684/
Eka6794,362/
Oki6742,038/
Uka6741,889/
Oca678,839/
Oky671,060/
Ochkas67470/
Hoikka67448/
Houška67365/
Oukaya67341/
Okhaya67210/
Hokkai67182/
Oukhai67101/
Gockaj6793/
Okkaya6789/
Oké6766/
Hoskas6757/
Hoiska6751/
Oshkas6738/
Okoaja6736/
Otkhah6723/
Gokcay6721/
Hoshka6721/
Oukhay6720/
Hokeah6719/
Ozkaiz6719/
Okeath6716/
Houkka6716/
Oshkay6714/
Okaowa6714/
Hoicka6712/
Hockay6712/
Oqa6712/
Oszkay6710/
Hokaia6710/
Goukka678/
Oukaja677/
Ehouka676/
Okeowa675/
Oukaha675/
Okeahe675/
Ozkayt675/
Gokhai675/
Okajje675/
Oukaai675/
O'Kash674/
Hoszka674/
Houkas674/
Okoaya674/
Houkad674/
Goikay674/
Oukais674/
Okashs674/
Hokash674/
Oshkai673/
Hoskat673/
Okahie673/
Okahah673/
Okaaye673/
Okgaya673/
Hokoha673/
Okj673/
Oukhas673/
Gokkay672/
Oukkaz672/
Odkhau672/
Oeijka672/
Goukga672/
Hochka672/
Houśka672/
Okaaya672/
Okhaid672/
Okcaha672/
Oddkka671/
Oskaus671/
Okaatz671/
Okaova671/
Okkaas671/
Okkash671/
Ookath671/
Hotkay671/
Hoyska671/
Hooska671/
Hoskca671/
Gokcaj671/
Ouzkaa671/
Oukoha671/
Okahai671/
Gokaya671/
Houkap671/
Houkga671/
Hoikat671/
Hojcka671/
Hokais671/
Oukaïd671/
Oukkka671/
Ozkash671/
Ouskay671/
Oskajs671/
Okaggi671/
Okaiph671/
Okaitė671/
Okkach671/
Okhaus671/
Oikhad671/
Okè671/
Okê671/
Okouha671/
Ockaya671/
Goukay671/
Gookah671/
Goikai671/
Okassh671/
Ogkeha671/
Ockoha671/
Okeach671/
Okhahe671/
Oukahe671/
Oukhad671/
Oudkad671/
Ochkai671/
Hokhay671/
Huokay670/
O'Skea670/
Hookay670/
Hoykas670/
Hockat670/
Gockay670/
Gookay670/
Gouhka670/

Oka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oka in the Hindi language
ओकाoka-
Oka in the Oriya language
ଓକାoka-
Oka in the Marathi language
ओकoka87.7
ओकाoka11.07
ोकाoka0.82
ऑकाoka0.41
Oka in the Tibetan language
ཨོ་ཀ་oka71.43
ཨོ་ཀ།oka21.43
ཨོ་ཀོ་oko7.14
Oka in the Russian language
Окаoka-
Oka in the Arabic language
اوكاawka-

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