Okami Surname

183,079th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Okami Surname User-submission:

The Okami surname means many things. It is a homophone for 'wolf', 'paper', 'god', 'woman emopowered by her deeds', and 'ruler'.

Okami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,0491:62,3944,626
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
England111:5,065,278148,650
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
France11:66,422,722504,397
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Okami (114) may also be a first name.

Okami Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Okami surname means many things. It is a homophone for 'wolf', 'paper', 'god', 'woman emopowered by her deeds', and 'ruler'.

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Okami Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okami Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Okami (Hindi: ओकमी, Russian: Оками) is found most frequently in Japan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Okami click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okami? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okami is the 183,079th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,141,184 people. Okami occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Okami reside; 88 percent reside in East Asia and 88 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Okami is also the 877,214th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 114 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 2,049 people, or 1 in 62,394. In Japan Okami is mostly concentrated in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 26 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent are found and Ibaraki Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Okami Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okami surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

Okami earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.31% more than the national average, earning $45,440 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okamei91286/
Ookami9149/
Gokami9119/
Okaemi9110/
Ohkami919/
Hokami919/
Okamoi917/
Okaami916/
Okeami914/
Okamai913/
Okamis911/
Okatmi911/
Oukami911/
Oōkami911/
Gokhami8316/
Hokkami833/
Houkami832/
Oukasmi832/
Gokaimi831/
Goukami831/
Okeamai831/
Okhhami831/
Oukkami831/
Okama804,216/
Akami801,077/
Okomi80532/
Okame80292/
Ekami80121/
Okemi80121/
Ukami8012/
Okamy804/
Ocami803/
Okamj801/
Houkaimi77136/
Hakami7327,845/
Hokama731,287/
Ookame73163/
Gakami73161/
Akamhi73136/
Okaeme73121/
Hekami73110/
Ahkami7390/
Okamma7360/
Ekamai7351/
Akamie7343/
Ocamiz7326/
Hukami7324/
Okoumi7324/
Okeama7324/
Akamai7323/
Okameh7320/
Ocamis7319/
Akaami7318/
Okomio7318/
Ukhami7315/
Akamis7315/
Okaume7313/
Okomie7313/
Okamhe7311/
Okeimi738/
Akcami738/
Okuomi738/
Akhami737/
Ukamiy737/
Ukaami736/
Okemmi736/
Akammi735/
Ekhami734/
Akaumi734/
Okomai734/
Okomis734/
Eekami734/
Akkami733/
Okoomi733/
Okamge733/
Ekamie733/
Oukama733/
Ekamui732/
Okeymi732/
Okeame732/
Oikama732/
Hokame732/
Okaama732/
Okauma732/
Okames731/
Akajmi731/
Akatmi731/
O'Kame731/
Oqasmi731/
Okemii731/
Okamme731/
Ukamie731/
Okemie731/
Akaemi731/
Okaima731/
Otcami731/
Okomit731/
Okayma731/
Okhemi731/
Ocamio731/
Ocamoi731/
Gokomi731/
Ekammi731/
Akamei731/
Aukami731/
Aqkami731/
Okamee731/
Okemei731/
Okhama731/
Uokama731/
Akkamiş67328/
Akhamie67214/
Hocamis67179/
Goukomi67109/
Ouckama6757/
Akamihe6739/
Achkami6717/
Houkemi6712/
Hokoumi6711/
Ashkami678/
Akamish677/
Aukamai676/
Hakkami675/
Askamit673/
Okkamma673/
Akaimie673/
Okammee673/
Okahume673/
Hakamoi673/
Adkhami672/
Okaimeh672/
Aqkhami672/
Hakamai672/
Hukamiy671/
Hakasmi671/
Ukamish671/
Okhemie671/
Hakaimi671/
Akkkami671/
Akkamis671/
Hokhamy671/
Okomait671/
Okotmai671/
Okotmoi671/
Hakcami671/
Hakhami671/
Ehkhami671/
Hokaima671/
Hokayma671/
Hokoomi671/
Ukahami671/
Udkamai671/
Udkammi671/
Hakamei671/
Hekamei671/
Ockamey670/

Okami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okami in the Hindi language
ओकमीokami-
Okami in the Russian language
Окамиokami-

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