Okama Surname
Approximately 4,216 people bear this surname
Okama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,024 | 1:63,164 | 4,663 |
| Nigeria | 1,132 | 1:156,487 | 9,868 |
| Tanzania | 438 | 1:120,871 | 11,494 |
| Uganda | 213 | 1:183,283 | 15,165 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Kenya | 115 | 1:401,564 | 22,499 |
| Brazil | 98 | 1:2,184,432 | 68,273 |
| Peru | 27 | 1:1,177,190 | 20,369 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Okama (1,876) may also be a first name.
Okama Demographics
Okama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okama (Hindi: ओकमा, Russian: Окама) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 110,285th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,728,545 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Okama live; 48 percent live in East Asia and 48 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 175,652nd most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,876 people.
The last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 2,024 people, or 1 in 63,164. In Japan Okama is most numerous in: Okayama Prefecture, where 14 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 13 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Barring Japan this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.
Okama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Okama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Okama last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Okama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Okama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okama in the Hindi language | ||
| ओकमा | okama | - |
| Okama in the Russian language | ||
| Окама | okama | - |
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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 Okama
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