Okania Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Okania Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okania (26) may also be a first name.
Okania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okania Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okania has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okania? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Okania occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Okania reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okania is also the 2,084,397th most common first name world-wide, borne by 26 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Okania is primarily found in: Siaya County, where 67 percent reside, Machakos County, where 17 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside. Other than Kenya Okania occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and The Congo, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gokania | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okeania | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okanya | 83 | 5,993 | / |
| Ocania | 83 | 117 | / |
| Akania | 83 | 106 | / |
| Okonia | 83 | 64 | / |
| Ekania | 83 | 33 | / |
| Okanja | 83 | 29 | / |
| Okenia | 83 | 18 | / |
| Okanha | 83 | 11 | / |
| Okagna | 83 | 5 | / |
| Okeanya | 77 | 115 | / |
| Oceania | 77 | 51 | / |
| Okoniha | 77 | 51 | / |
| Hokanya | 77 | 24 | / |
| Ekaniah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Akannia | 77 | 7 | / |
| Akkania | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okhanya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okaanya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akanjia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okainya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okonjia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gokanja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Occania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekhania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eukania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okamnya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okonnia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekaniha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okanjja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okannya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okaunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okongia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akangia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okaña | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ukanijay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okonaiya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okhomnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akanoiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakamnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okuonjia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akanya | 67 | 2,220 | / |
| Ocanha | 67 | 812 | / |
| Ekonia | 67 | 577 | / |
| Akagna | 67 | 539 | / |
| Okanyo | 67 | 113 | / |
| Ocanya | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ukanya | 67 | 66 | / |
| Eqonia | 67 | 55 | / |
| Akanja | 67 | 51 | / |
| Okanjo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ocagna | 67 | 24 | / |
| Oskoinnia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ekenia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ocanio | 67 | 20 | / |
| Acania | 67 | 19 | / |
| Econia | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aconia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Adkhaniah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akanea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ukanja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ocañia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okonio | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akonia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akanio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akenia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akanha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ecania | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocanea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akanhaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhanihas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhenaiya | 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 Okania
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