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 surname Okang'a is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Okang'a.

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

Okang'a is the 352,108th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,041,107 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okang'a live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Okang'a is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 60 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,033 people, or 1 in 44,705. In Kenya Okang'a is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 48 percent live, Vihiga County, where 21 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Okang'a Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname 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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