Okaben Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Okaben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okaben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2411:160,29720,523
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Okaben (15) may also be a first name.

Okaben Last Name Facts

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

Okaben is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Okaben click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okaben? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 983,245th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Okaben reside; 92 percent reside in North Africa and 92 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent forename globally, held by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 160,297. In Algeria it is most common in: Mascara Province, where 99 percent reside, Chlef Province, where 0 percent reside and Oran Province, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Algeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okaeben92123/
Okayben9220/
Okhaben929/
Okaiben927/
Gokaben923/
Okeaben921/
Ukaben832,584/
Akaben8320/
Okoben834/
Ekaben833/
Okeben831/
Ukhaben7745/
Akkaben7712/
Hakaben774/
Akaaben771/
Akabeng771/
Uukaben771/
Gakaben771/
Hukaben771/
Akhaben771/
Uikaben771/
Okeabion7184/
Ecoben67543/
Ucaben6712/
Akabin6711/
Ecaben672/
Ekoben671/

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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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  • 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 Okaben
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