Okam Surname
Approximately 6,081 people bear this surname
Okam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,669 | 1:31,248 | 2,609 |
| Papua New Guinea | 195 | 1:41,814 | 5,091 |
| Turkey | 109 | 1:713,958 | 36,326 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Okam (1,065) may also be a first name.
Okam Demographics
Average Okam Salary in
United States
$43,285 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okam (Hindi: ओकम, Marathi: ओकांम, Oriya: ଓକାମ, Russian: Окам) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 80,144th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,198,412 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Okam live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okam is also the 245,186th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 1,065 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,669 people, or 1 in 31,248. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 19 percent are found, Anambra, where 17 percent are found and Cross River, where 15 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Okam exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found and Turkey, where 2 percent are found.
Okam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Okam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Okam last name expanded 5,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Okam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Okam last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% registered with the party.
Okam earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.32% more than the national average, earning $43,285 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Okam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okam in the Hindi language | ||
| ओकम | okama | - |
| Okam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓକାମ | okama | - |
| Okam in the Marathi language | ||
| ओकांम | okamma | 66.67 |
| ओकम | okama | 33.33 |
| Okam in the Russian language | ||
| Окам | okam | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Okam
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