Okahara Surname

112,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Okahara Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the words oka, meaning 'hill' and hara, meaning 'plains'.

Okahara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,9081:32,7133,111
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Okahara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the words oka, meaning 'hill' and hara, meaning 'plains'.

- okahara

Okahara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okahara is found most in Japan. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okahara? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 112,911th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,777,450 people. The surname Okahara is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Okahara reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 3,908 people, or 1 in 32,713. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 15 percent are found, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 13 percent are found and Miyazaki Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Barring Japan it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Okahara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okahara last name are 18.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.88% being registered with the party.

Okahara earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.89% less than the national average, earning $35,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okhara9256/
Akahara86359/
Gokhara86168/
Okharay867/
Oikhara862/
Ekahara861/
Gokaara861/
Okara835,253/
Gokharay8019/
Okaaraha807/
Gokharaj803/
Hakahara801/
Oukhatra801/
Oukara77946/
Ozkara77202/
Okaura77177/
Gokara77164/
Okarah77103/
Akhara7736/
Okharo7715/
Okaira7712/
Akaara778/
Ocaara776/
Hokara775/
Ekaara774/
Okarat774/
Ekhara774/
Okohra773/
Ookara773/
Otkara773/
Okarra772/
Okhera772/
Okcara771/
Okeara771/
Okaera771/
Okaras771/
Ockara770/
O'Kara770/
Oukharraz75177/
Gakaharha756/
Akhaharas751/
Oka'araha751/
Akkhara71315/
Gokkara71220/
Hoşkara7162/
Okatrat7135/
Ekaaira7112/
Akharas7112/
Ecahara716/
Ekkhara714/
Gakhara713/
Gakaara712/
Egkhara712/
Okairai712/
Okaraph712/
Akharay712/
Akaharo711/
Oukarra711/
Okaroha711/
Akaarau711/
Okayray711/
Okarahu711/
Akharaj711/
Achcara711/
Goukara711/
Gokaraj711/
Hoskara711/
Akara674,579/
Okora672,731/
Ekara672,182/
Okaro671,501/
Acara67495/
Ocara67268/
Okera67257/
Oukheira67208/
Achcaray67116/
Aqara6720/
Ashqarat6717/
Ashqarah6714/
Akhairat678/
Akkharoa676/
Akhairay676/
Akkharaj674/
Gakharay674/
Oshkarra672/
Akkharad672/
Okaraapp671/
Gokharoo671/
Akharaut671/
Akhatrai671/
Okarahas671/
Aqkhaara671/
Oukharro671/
Akharrat671/

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