Okaal Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okaal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okaal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya731:632,60128,796
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771

Okaal (15) may also be a first name.

Okaal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okaal occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okaal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,943,350th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okaal reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

Okaal is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 632,601. In Kenya Okaal is most frequent in: Busia County, where 99 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya Okaal is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okaale9137/
Okal899,471/
Gokal801,647/
Okail801,222/
Oukal80871/
Ekaal80789/
Okale80666/
Hokal80259/
Ozkal8063/
Okhal8048/
Akaal8040/
Okall8022/
Okalp8016/
Ocaal809/
Ogkal807/
Okcal806/
Okayl805/
Okkal804/
Ukaal803/
Oukkal731,637/
Okhale73639/
Okaile73249/
Hokale73240/
Hoşkal73151/
Ochkal73120/
Akaalp73102/
Akahal7364/
Gokhal7362/
Oukale7353/
Houkal7344/
Ozkale736/
Hokkal736/
Okeale735/
Hookal735/
O'Kail734/
Akaahl734/
Okalle734/
Akaale734/
Hokail734/
Hotkal733/
Akkaal733/
Gokall733/
Okhall732/
Hokhal731/
Gokcal731/
Oukail731/
Hokalh731/
Akhaal731/
Eookal731/
Hockal731/
Oukalt731/
Akal6711,656/
Ekal6710,598/
Acal678,331/
Okol673,084/
Heekaal671,177/
Ocal671,087/
Aqal67561/
Ukal67423/
Okál67114/
Hakaale6725/
Okhaile6720/
Okalová6713/
Okalova679/
Oqal677/
Hekahal676/
Oukalle674/
Houkail674/
Hoshkal672/
Akgahal671/
Oikhale671/
Ocahall671/
Hoikkal671/
Gocahal671/
Gokhall671/
Atkaale671/
Ukahale671/
Houkale671/
Outkall670/
Outkalt670/

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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 Okaal
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