View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

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) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Okam is the 80,144^th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,198,412 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Okam live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 245,186^th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 1,065 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,669 people, or 1 in 31,248. In Nigeria Okam is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 19 percent are found, Anambra, where 17 percent are found and Cross River, where 15 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs 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 prevalency of Okam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Okam last name rose 5,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Okam Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States Okam are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political 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.