Okandji Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Okandji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okandji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo121:415,75810,462
France111:6,038,429280,838
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Okandji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okandji occurs more in The Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okandji? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okandji is the 3,957,383rd most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Okandji live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 56 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in The Congo, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 415,758. In The Congo it is mostly concentrated in: Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 75 percent reside, Lékoumou Department, where 8 percent reside and Niari Department, where 8 percent reside. Other than The Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 44 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ockandji9397/
Okaindji9323/
Okandiji932/
Okanji9231/
Okondji86497/
Okandzi86295/
Okandja86157/
Akandji86126/
Ekandji8662/
Ukandji862/
Okandje861/
Hekandji801/
Akanji7723,535/
Okonji7712,919/
Okanje77175/
Okangi77108/
Okanci7733/
Okansi7715/
Okanzi7710/
Okahandja75135/
Akondji71234/
Ekondji71157/
Okondzi71126/
Akandja7191/
Ekandje7181/
Okondja7149/
Ukandie7131/
Akhanji7122/
Okondje7111/
Akannji7111/
Acondji717/
Aakanji717/
Okuonji715/
Ukandja714/
Akandzi714/
Okoonji713/
Akandie711/
Akanjii711/
Akanjis711/
Akainji711/
Ojkonji711/
Okangie711/
Ucandji711/
Akanjji711/
Akaunji711/
Oikonji711/
Aukanji711/
Akanjij711/
Akandje711/
Akoundji6727/
Ockondzi679/
Okoundzi675/
Okoundja674/
Akandiha674/
Oukondje672/
Akhandgi671/
Aakhanji671/
Akondjui671/
Hakandje671/
Okangyie671/

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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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  • 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 Okandji
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