Okabe Surname

6,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Okabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan89,3561:1,431268
Brazil5511:388,52014,841
United States4141:875,50566,354
Nigeria3131:565,95127,462
Congo1881:26,5382,861
Uganda1361:287,05420,278
Canada991:372,17833,288
France731:909,900105,096
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
England101:5,571,806158,774
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
China51:273,464,31313,838
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

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

Okabe (27) may also be a first name.

Okabe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okabe (Russian: Окабэ) is found most frequently in Japan. It can be found as a variant: Okabé. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okabe? popularity and diffusion

Okabe is the 6,194th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 79,711 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Okabe live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Okabe is also the 2,036,353rd most common given name globally It is held by 27 people.

The last name Okabe is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 89,356 people, or 1 in 1,431. In Japan it is primarily found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 17 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Not including Japan this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Okabe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Okabe are 17.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Okabe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.07% more than the national average, earning $48,357 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.55% more than the national average, earning $59,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okabé931/
Okaibe91344/
Okabie91133/
Okeabe9112/
O'kabe917/
Okaebe916/
Okabeh915/
Okabea914/
Okhabe914/
Hokabe911/
Okabei911/
Okabet911/
Okabee911/
Oukabe911/
Okaibea839/
Okaibie833/
Houkabe832/
Okaebea831/
Okaba802,249/
Okebe802,116/
Okobe801,835/
Akabe801,027/
Ekabe80826/
Okabi80295/
Okaby806/
Ocabe806/
Ukabe801/
Huokabee771/
Houkahbe771/
Ukaibe73360/
Ekaebe73154/
Ekabie7389/
Okebei7388/
Okeaba7368/
Akabey7367/
Okebie7363/
Akaibe7347/
Okoibe7341/
Ekabea7334/
Okeibe7331/
Ukabie7321/
Okuibe7320/
Okoebe7316/
Okaiba7315/
Okaboy7314/
Okaboi7314/
Okhaba7310/
Okebeï739/
Okaveh738/
Okobie738/
Okuobe738/
Akaabe737/
Akaebe737/
Akabet737/
Ukhabe736/
Akhabe736/
Hakabe735/
Akabie735/
Okebeh735/
Okauba734/
Ekaibe733/
Okaebi733/
Ukaube732/
Okeube732/
Akabee732/
Ekeabe732/
Okobge732/
Okabui732/
Okhabi732/
Okobea732/
Gokabi731/
Oukaba731/
Akabeh731/
Okebee731/
Okaabi731/
Okabai731/
Akaube731/
Ukabei731/
Ukabee731/
Okeabi731/
Okebea731/
Okampe731/
Okaaba731/
Okoube731/
Gakabe731/
Ekabeh731/
Ekkabe731/
Akabei731/
Okaiby731/
Oikabi731/
Oikobe731/
Okavhe731/
Okhebe731/
Akkabe731/
Ukaybe731/
Houckabey710/
Hokabaj67172/
Akaabee67141/
Okhavhe6751/
Oukabay6746/
Akcaber6722/
Ackabee6718/
Huckabe6715/
Akhabie6714/
Okabhai6713/
Hockaby677/
Akaaber677/
Akcabey675/
Adkaibe674/
Okoibee673/
Huokaba671/
Hocabee671/
Okayboy671/
Ukahbie671/
Akaabei671/
Oukhaba671/
Ookeaba671/
Okaibai671/
Okoobhe671/
Okoebeh671/
Akhabeu671/
Hackabe670/
Oscaber670/

Okabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okabe in the Russian language
Окабэokabe-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okabe
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