Okam Surname

80,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,6691:31,2482,609
Papua New Guinea1951:41,8145,091
Turkey1091:713,95836,326
United States551:6,590,162310,708
England171:3,277,533109,658
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
India61:127,844,230863,365
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Okam (1,065) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hokam89542/
Okame89292/
Gokam89228/
Okham89184/
Okkam8917/
Ockam8916/
Ookam895/
O'Kam895/
Oikam895/
Oukam892/
Ohkam891/
Okcam891/
Okaam891/
Okaym891/
Okeam891/
Okaim891/
Okamh891/
Oykam891/
Oukham80308/
Hoskam80182/
Ookame80163/
Otkham80154/
Hokham80103/
Ockham8035/
Hoikam8033/
Hockam8027/
Hokkam8019/
Okaume8013/
Okamhe8011/
Hookam807/
Oikham806/
Ookham804/
Ooskam803/
Gokcam803/
Hoekam802/
Okeame802/
Hokame802/
Okaham801/
Okkeam801/
Goukam801/
O'Kame801/
Okamme801/
Houkam801/
Outkam801/
Oskham801/
Goikam801/
Eoukam801/
Hohkam801/
Ouykam801/
Odkham801/
Hoykam801/
Hogkam801/
Hodkam801/
Akam7516,155/
Ukam756,308/
Okom753,120/
Ekam752,688/
Ocam75160/
Oqam752/
Èkam751/
Hookham73969/
Hockham73463/
Hokkham7356/
Goykham737/
Okaimeh732/
Hotkham732/
Hoikham732/
Hodkham732/
Houkham731/
Oeykham731/
Hakam6713,666/
Okome6711,095/
Hukam6710,063/
Hekam674,185/
Akame672,909/
Ackam671,616/
Akkam671,256/
Ukham671,016/
Ahkam67615/
Akham67429/
Akaam67334/
Hokom67330/
Gakam67233/
Okuom67224/
Akcam67103/
Houckham6799/
Eckam6788/
Aukam6755/
Ukame6752/
Akeam6751/
Aakam6748/
Gokom6740/
Ukkam6732/
Ozcam6723/
Ocame6720/
Ocamd6716/
Akaim6715/
Uikam6713/
Okoum6713/
Gukam6712/
Ehkam679/
Ekkam679/
Outkhamt679/
Occam678/
Aekam676/
Okhamova675/
Akamm675/
Oscam675/
Uukam674/
Ekamm674/
Akahm674/
Eekam673/
Ekham673/
Ekeam673/
Okkom673/
Okoom672/
Gocam672/
Akqam672/
Hookhame671/
Oskom671/
Okoim671/
Akaum671/
Ocaim671/
Houshkam671/
Hocam671/
Ukamt671/
Ekaim671/
Oykhamhe671/
Ockom671/
Azkam671/
Hochkamm670/

Okam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okam in the Hindi language
ओकमokama-
Okam in the Oriya language
ଓକାମokama-
Okam in the Marathi language
ओकांमokamma66.67
ओकमokama33.33
Okam in the Russian language
Окамokam-

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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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  • 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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