Okang'a Surname

352,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okang'a Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okang'a Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0331:44,7054,631
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okang'a (60) may also be a first name.

Okang'a Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okang'a Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Okang'a is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Okang'a click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okang'a? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okang'a is the 352,108th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,041,107 people. The surname Okang'a is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okang'a live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 60 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,033 people, or 1 in 44,705. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 48 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 21 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Not including Kenya Okang'a is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Okang'a Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Okang'a last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okanga923,958/
Okang'o8693/
Akang'a865/
Okhanga864/
Okong'a864/
Okangah864/
Ookanga863/
Okang'i861/
Okan'ga861/
Okangoa861/
Okangha861/
Okangas861/
Ockanga860/
Okaga8375/
Gakang'a807/
Hoikanga802/
Ekanga7710,392/
Akanga771,696/
Okango771,028/
Okonga77582/
Ukanga77510/
Okangi77108/
Okange7782/
Okagha7756/
Ocanga7744/
Okeaga772/
Okhaga771/
Okaaga771/
Okamga771/
Okong'o715,319/
Akangah71429/
Akong'a71141/
Okounga71119/
Okhenga7190/
Ocangas7180/
Okhango7173/
Hekanga7169/
Akangoa7128/
Akaanga7124/
Akangha7121/
Uukanga7115/
Gakanga7113/
Hakanga7112/
Oscanga717/
Okangou716/
Hokonga715/
Gukanga714/
Okongha713/
Okeunga713/
Akangay712/
Uzkanga712/
Okangho711/
Okhagha711/
Ekaanga711/
Ukangah711/
Eukanga711/
Okangui711/
Ekang'o711/
Okong'ó711/
Okong'i711/
Okhonga711/
Akang'o711/
Akangga711/
Akangad711/
Akhanga711/
Gocanga711/
Ukangea711/
Ekangha711/
Okangos711/
Okangie711/
Akaga67764/
Okago67560/
Ocaga67183/
Hakaunga6782/
Hakaanga6757/
Okuongha6720/
Ockounga6713/
Okanguet679/
Okaingui674/
Okong'oh674/
Akasenga671/
Gukhanga671/
Okanguey671/
Huskanga671/
Akhangad671/
Akhangea671/
Hakainga671/
Akatinga671/
Okoninga671/
Ocanggai671/

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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 Okang'a
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