Okanama Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Okanama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Okanama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okanama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okanama has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okanama? popularity and diffusion
Okanama is the 2,333,370th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. Okanama occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Okanama reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 78 percent reside, Ekiti, where 14 percent reside and Benue, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okanamma | 93 | 19 | / |
| Akanama | 86 | 164 | / |
| Okanami | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ekanama | 86 | 4 | / |
| Okanema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okaname | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ocanama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okanoma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akanamah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okanamee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukanamay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okhanoma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akkanamma | 75 | 8 | / |
| Okenema | 71 | 75 | / |
| Okanome | 71 | 42 | / |
| Akanoma | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ekanoma | 71 | 27 | / |
| Okoname | 71 | 26 | / |
| Akonama | 71 | 21 | / |
| Akaname | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ekanema | 71 | 6 | / |
| Okonema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okonoma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akanami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ecanama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Acanama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ocannaemai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akanema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakanema | 67 | 56 | / |
| Akanaimo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekahnoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akhanhamahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okongoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecanaema | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okanama
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis