View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Okal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Okal (Hindi: ओकल, Marathi: ओकल, Oriya: ଓକଲ, Russian: Окаль) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Okál. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 53,849^th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 769,459 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Okal are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 34 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okal is also the 196,434^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 1,556 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 3,595 people, or 1 in 12,846. In Kenya Okal is most numerous in: Kisumu County, where 34 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 23 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 31 percent are found and Turkey, where 11 percent are found.

Okal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Okal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Okal last name expanded 8,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Okal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Okal last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Okal last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55% registered with the political party.

The amount Okal earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.42% less than the national average, earning $42,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $50,853 CAD per year.