Okah Surname

43,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria10,8041:16,3961,588
Cameroon6821:30,4534,115
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Israel291:295,09125,768
England251:2,228,72284,230
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
France11:66,422,722504,397

Okah (2,208) may also be a first name.

Okah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okah is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Okah.

How Common Is The Last Name Okah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 43,636th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 611,782 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okah live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 159,191st most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 2,208 people.

The last name Okah is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10,804 people, or 1 in 16,396. In Nigeria Okah is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 35 percent reside, Delta, where 12 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and Ghana, where 2 percent reside.

Okah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Okah surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Okah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.85% less than the national average, earning R 9,864 per year and in United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,570 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okhah89127/
Okaah89120/
Hokah89115/
Okaha8953/
Okaih8938/
Okahu8935/
Okkah895/
Ockah895/
Okcah893/
Oukah891/
Okahs891/
Okaph891/
Oka86157,100/
Otkhah8023/
Hokeah8019/
Okeath8016/
Oukaha805/
Okeahe805/
O'Kash804/
Okashs804/
Hokash804/
Okahie803/
Okahah803/
Okcaha802/
Okkash801/
Ookath801/
Okahai801/
Ozkash801/
Okaiph801/
Okkach801/
Gookah801/
Okassh801/
Okeach801/
Okhahe801/
Oukahe801/
Okoh75108,835/
Okai7542,477/
Goka7513,913/
Ooka7513,168/
Okay7512,098/
Akah757,183/
Ekah753,782/
Hoka753,595/
Okka753,291/
Okoa751,149/
Ouka75957/
Okaj75821/
Okaa75792/
Okha75459/
Okau75291/
Okea75270/
Ogka75159/
Oeka75155/
Ocah75102/
Oika75100/
Okho7595/
Uoka7520/
Ośka7518/
Ohka7517/
Oška7513/
Đoka7512/
Oyka757/
Okga756/
Ojka755/
Okaľ751/
Okahaia734/
Oukkaha734/
O'Keath731/
Ottkath731/
Oukhach731/
Okatsch731/
Ockatch731/
Hoikash731/
Ackah6728,662/
Hojka671,699/
Okohu671,371/
Akaha671,046/
Okhai67793/
Okkay67715/
Hokka67657/
Oukha67588/
Ohuka67520/
Oukka67475/
Gouka67354/
Gojka67331/
Hokai67318/
Hooka67219/
Gokai67200/
Okkaş67184/
Gokha67171/
Gokay67162/
Hoika67157/
Ekaha67106/
Ouška67104/
Ekaih6792/
Outka6786/
Akaah6769/
Akahu6766/
Ekkah6764/
Oukai6764/
Oquah6760/
Hokaj6758/
Houka6753/
Ockay6750/
Oukay6748/
Hoyka6746/
Gokaj6744/
Oka'a6743/
Ohkay6742/
Okhay6740/
Hoňka6740/
Goika6739/
Oikai6739/
Akkah6736/
Gokaa6734/
Okhaa6734/
Hocka6727/
Hoška6724/
Hoťka6723/
Goyka6722/
Okcay6718/
Akauh6717/
Gokau6716/
Oikka6715/
Oskea6713/
Hoľka6712/
Gokka6711/
Hokea6711/
Okaas6711/
Okkoh6711/
Akcah6710/
Ekhah6710/
Ekeah679/
Okhot679/
Oudka678/
Gooka677/
Okooh677/
Okass677/
Hokau677/
Gokea676/
Ekaah676/
Okhod676/
Adkah675/
Ookay675/
Akahy675/
Hakah675/
Okohh675/
Akhah675/
Hokaa675/
Oukoh675/
A'Kah674/
Ocash674/
Okhea674/
Agkah674/
Okkaa674/
Aekah674/
Okays673/
Okeyh673/
Akaih673/
Ouzka673/
Okoyh672/
Oskca672/
Đokaj672/
Gokho672/
Ouhka672/
Okait672/
Ockaj672/
Ocach672/
Okhei672/
Okuoh672/
Ojkha671/
Ocath671/
Ockoa671/
Ottkatch671/
Oiska671/
Okats671/
Hokca671/
Eckah671/
Akajh671/
Okkaz671/
Okeih671/
Okeea671/
Okioa671/
Ekahh671/
Ohkoh671/
Ohkai671/
Hohka671/
Hokay671/
Hokoa671/
Oquka671/
Oukaa671/
Oszka671/
Ojkay671/
Okeuh671/
Oikay671/
Ogkas671/
Ogkho671/
Ocaha671/
Uokha671/
Ÿokaà671/
Gogka671/
Ekahy671/
Akayh671/
Occah671/
Okooa671/
Okkad671/
Okoht671/
Oikas671/
Okatz671/
Oskai671/
Ooska671/
Akaht671/
Ahkah671/
Aqkah671/
O'Kay670/
Hokha670/
Oekka670/

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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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  • 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 Okah
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