Okanda Surname

209,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Congo

Okanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9451:48,8684,992
DR Congo3971:186,09518,831
Cameroon3071:67,6528,528
Congo1421:35,1343,431
Tanzania1261:420,17229,494
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Okanda (250) may also be a first name.

Okanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okanda has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okanda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 209,713th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,699,262 people. The last name Okanda is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okanda reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Okanda is also the 563,826th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 250 people.

Okanda is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 945 people, or 1 in 48,868. In Kenya Okanda is most common in: Siaya County, where 28 percent live, Nairobi County, where 19 percent live and Migori County, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 16 percent live.

Okanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Okanda surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okandoa9210/
Ookanda921/
Gokanda921/
Akanda8347,383/
Okonda833,267/
Ocanda831,573/
Ekanda83984/
Ukanda83275/
Okande83143/
Okandi83126/
Okando8362/
Okamda832/
Akhanda772,435/
Akandha77451/
Okhonda7765/
Hakanda7756/
Akandoa7755/
Akainda7751/
Ukanday7739/
Okandio7721/
Oscanda7715/
Oskandi7714/
Gokande7711/
Okhande7710/
Akandağ7710/
Gokonda778/
Hokandi776/
Okounda776/
Hokande775/
Oskando774/
Uskanda774/
Okandey773/
Okaunde773/
Gokandi772/
Okainde772/
Okondoa772/
Ukainda771/
Ukhanda771/
Akandea771/
Oukando771/
Okandje771/
Ojkandi771/
Gakanda771/
Ekandai771/
Akandah771/
Okondah771/
Okandet771/
Okachindaa751/
Hakandai71280/
Oszkandy7196/
Ockander7177/
Hakaanda7134/
Hakainda7129/
Hokander7114/
Hokkandi716/
Akatinda716/
Goikonda714/
Gokhande714/
Akandeat714/
Gokhandi712/
Hakaunda712/
Hoskande711/
Gokkonda711/
Gokounda711/
Askandau711/
Akainday711/
Houkande711/
Okatende711/
Hakandad711/
Akahanda711/
Ekkaunda711/
Akhaenda711/
Hakkanda711/
Akande6798,370/
Ocando6711,283/
Akonda675,767/
Akando674,115/
Acanda673,155/
Ukande673,077/
Okondo671,732/
Ekonda671,437/
Akandi67819/
Aconda67691/
Ekando67657/
Okonde67174/
Okondi67126/
Ukonda67117/
Ucanda67107/
Ukandi67107/
Ahkhanday6741/
Ocandi6720/
Akhandapp6710/
Ukando6710/
Hoskhande674/
Akandé674/
Oconda672/
Akhandaph671/
Uconda671/
Ocande671/
Oqandi671/
Oqando671/
Okuondhea671/

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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 Okanda
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