Okakah Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okakah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okakah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1831:967,99341,230
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
England11:55,718,059489,080

Okakah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okakah is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okakah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okakah is the 1,214,709th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okakah live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 967,993. In Nigeria Okakah is most frequent in: Edo, where 62 percent live, Delta, where 11 percent live and Ondo, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Okakah is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent live and Ghana, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okaka915,915/
Oskakach863/
Okeaka8371/
Akakah8324/
Oukaka834/
Okakai832/
Okaaka831/
Okakea831/
Okaeka831/
Okaska831/
Okauka831/
Okaika831/
Hokaka831/
Okakad831/
Gokaka831/
Okakho831/
Okakoa831/
Oskakač7720/
Okaikai779/
Oskakaç777/
Oskakać776/
Ockakas775/
Okeakas774/
Okhakas773/
Okhakha773/
Okoekah771/
Akakach771/
Okaykay771/
Akaakah771/
Okackas771/
Okako737,203/
Akaka732,857/
Ocaka732,410/
Ekaka731,431/
Okeka73315/
Okaca7390/
Hokhadka711/
Akaakahe711/
Gakaka67221/
Okhako67201/
Okoeka67193/
Okakoi67191/
Okokoh67140/
Hakaka6761/
Okuika6733/
Okouka6732/
Ekakai6727/
Ekaeka6727/
Ekakay6727/
Ekakea6727/
Akakoh6724/
Okakuo6717/
Ekaaka6717/
Akakay6715/
Okoika6712/
Akakca677/
Ekaika676/
Akkaka676/
Eekaka676/
Okaiko675/
Okeuka675/
Hekaka673/
Ekeaka673/
Akakai673/
Ekakoh673/
Akakau672/
Ekakaa672/
Okokah672/
Akacah672/
Okakou672/
Okokho671/
Okeako671/
Ekokka671/
Akakha671/
Okekka671/
Akokah671/
Akakaa671/
Ahkaka671/
Akakka671/
Ekkaka671/
Azkaka671/
Adkaka671/
Oukauskas671/
Okekho671/
Okaica671/
Ekakau671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okakah
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