Okaja Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Okaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3831:462,51423,465
Papua New Guinea1311:62,2428,061
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080

Okaja (182) may also be a first name.

Okaja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okaja is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okaja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 590,101st most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,776,079 people. The last name Okaja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Okaja reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 182 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 462,514. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 30 percent reside, Imo, where 17 percent reside and Delta, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Okaja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoaja9136/
Okajah9130/
Okauja917/
Oukaja917/
Oskaja917/
Okaj89821/
Okaa89792/
Okojaja83265/
Okeyaja832/
Okejaja832/
Okohaja831/
Okoyaja831/
Okaya805,107/
Okaji802,432/
Okuja801,421/
Okaje80472/
Okeja80348/
Okaju80295/
Akaja80189/
Okoja80177/
Hokaj8058/
Okija8056/
Gokaj8044/
Oka'a8043/
Okhaa8034/
Ukaja8032/
Okaia8015/
Hokaa805/
Okkaa804/
Đokaj802/
Ockaj802/
Okajo802/
Oukaa801/
Ockajova773/
Okohjaja771/
Ojkojaja771/
Oka75157,100/
Okj753/
Oukaya73341/
Okhaya73210/
Gockaj7393/
Okkaya7389/
Okahia7388/
Okijah7370/
Okayah7346/
Akajah7341/
Akhaja7328/
Okejah7326/
Okioja7320/
Gokaji7310/
Okhaji7310/
Hokaia7310/
Akkaja7310/
Oukaha735/
Okahje735/
Okoeja735/
Ukhaja735/
Askaja735/
Okajje735/
Oukaai735/
Okoaya734/
Okajie734/
Okaaye733/
Okgaya733/
Okujah732/
Akauja732/
Oškāja732/
Okaaya732/
Okajee731/
Gokcaj731/
Utkaja731/
Okaaji731/
Okojas731/
Okajeh731/
Okejas731/
Okauji731/
Okahai731/
Gokaya731/
Oskajs731/
Ockaya731/
Ukajah731/
Gocaja731/
Akajas731/
Gakaja731/
Hokaji731/
Okai6742,477/
Ooka6713,168/
Okay6712,098/
Akaa679,643/
Okae674,938/
Hoka673,595/
Ukaj673,570/
Okka673,291/
Okoa671,149/
Ouka67957/
Ukaa67918/
Ocaa67477/
Okha67459/
Okau67291/
Okea67270/
Gokkaya67194/
Ogka67159/
Oika67100/
Akaj6788/
Hakkaja6768/
Ozkayas6724/
Uoka6720/
Okkaiah6715/
Okoyaya6713/
Đoka6712/
Ocaj6712/
Oyka677/
Gogkaya677/
Hadkaja676/
Ojka675/
Okej675/
Okejazz674/
Okahaia674/
Oukkaha674/
Okoj674/
Okjh674/
Hatkaja674/
Okuyaya672/
Oqaa672/
Okjs672/
Ohkj672/
Ozskaya671/
Okaihau671/
Okhj671/
Okkajee671/
Ookajee671/
Ahakaja671/
Okuj671/
Ozkahya671/
Oukhaia671/
Oukhaji671/
Oukhija671/
Oukouja671/
Ozkhaya671/
Okój671/
Ukhajad671/
Ukhajap671/
Gokhaji671/
Akhajap671/
Okjj671/
Okioaya671/
Okje671/
Okjz671/
Okkj671/
Okqj671/
Oskj671/
Oqkj671/
Ookj671/
Odkj671/
Hokj671/

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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 Okaja
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