Okana Surname
Approximately 8,554 people bear this surname
Okana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 7,286 | 1:685 | 112 |
| Nigeria | 302 | 1:586,565 | 28,271 |
| Kenya | 266 | 1:173,609 | 13,168 |
| Gabon | 253 | 1:7,467 | 1,394 |
| Uganda | 140 | 1:278,852 | 19,916 |
| Cameroon | 93 | 1:223,323 | 22,423 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Benin | 40 | 1:258,390 | 22,474 |
| Japan | 39 | 1:3,278,059 | 34,181 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
The alternate forms: Okaña (4) are calculated separately.
Okana (698) may also be a first name.
Okana Demographics
Okana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okana (Marathi: ओकना, Russian: Окана) is most common in The Congo. It can also occur in the variant forms: Okaña. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 59,004th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 851,946 people. Okana is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okana reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Okana is also the 312,842nd most widely held first name on earth, held by 698 people.
The surname Okana is most commonly occurring in The Congo, where it is held by 7,286 people, or 1 in 685. In The Congo it is most numerous in: Brazzaville Department, where 41 percent live, Plateaux Department, where 37 percent live and Pool Department, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The Congo Okana occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.
Okana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Okana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okana in the Marathi language | ||
| ओकना | okana | - |
| Okana in the Russian language | ||
| Окана | okana | - |
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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
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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 Okana
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