Okach Surname

141,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5741:29,3393,243
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Uganda1511:258,53819,000
Ukraine881:517,30358,849
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
England51:11,143,612252,590
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397

Okach (244) may also be a first name.

Okach Last Name Facts

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

Okach (Russian: Окач) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okach? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 141,417th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,312,772 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Okach live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okach is also the 571,890th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 244 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,574 people, or 1 in 29,339. In Kenya Okach is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 24 percent are found, Migori County, where 21 percent are found and Siaya County, where 19 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 41 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.

Okach Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okache911,694/
Okatch911,269/
Oukach91465/
Okeach911/
Okkach911/
Oekach911/
Okac897/
Oukache83140/
Okaiche8314/
Okkache834/
Okauche833/
Ockatch831/
Oukhach831/
Okatsch831/
Okcache831/
Okech8028,435/
Akach80854/
Okoch80426/
Okaci8013/
Ockac8011/
Ekach8011/
Ukach803/
Ocach802/
Oukac801/
Oukkache77170/
Okhaiche771/
Oukhache771/
Ottkatch771/
Okoche732,052/
Akache73691/
Okotch73530/
Akatch73456/
Ukhach73455/
Akkach73440/
Okkaci7358/
Uskach7346/
Hukach7314/
Ozkoch737/
Ukauch733/
Atkach732/
Okauci732/
Ockech732/
Okeech732/
Hokech731/
Ouqach731/
Ugkach731/
Gakach731/
Akeach731/
Aakach731/
Akhach731/
Oikaci731/
Okuoch731/
Okechh731/
Ukache731/
Akaich731/
Ekaich731/
Akkache672,263/
Okaz671,314/
Okotche67429/
Okouche6752/
Akatche6742/
Hokkaci6739/
Okoc6722/
Okeiche6714/
Akac6711/
Okooche677/
Aakkach674/
Akaache674/
Ocac672/
Hakache672/
Uchkach672/
Adkaich671/
Oucache671/
Akhache671/
Okuoche671/
Hokoche671/
Okacova671/
Uskache671/
Akkatch671/
Ockotch671/
Aakache671/
Akauche671/
Oukaaci671/

Okach Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okach in the Russian language
Окачokac-

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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
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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 Okach
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