Okanji Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Okanji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Serbia | 13 | 1:549,611 | 20,712 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Okanji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okanji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okanji is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okanji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,543,123rd most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Okanji are found; 52 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Okanji is mostly found in: Ogun, where 43 percent are found, Rivers, where 36 percent are found and Kwara, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 42 percent are found and Croatia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okandji | 92 | 25 | / |
| Ockandji | 86 | 97 | / |
| Okaindji | 86 | 23 | / |
| Akanji | 83 | 23,535 | / |
| Okonji | 83 | 12,919 | / |
| Okanje | 83 | 175 | / |
| Okangi | 83 | 108 | / |
| Okanci | 83 | 33 | / |
| Okanja | 83 | 29 | / |
| Ekanji | 83 | 16 | / |
| Okenji | 83 | 15 | / |
| Okansi | 83 | 15 | / |
| Okanzi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ukanji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okanie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okondji | 77 | 497 | / |
| Okandzi | 77 | 295 | / |
| Akandji | 77 | 126 | / |
| Akaniji | 77 | 76 | / |
| Akhanji | 77 | 22 | / |
| Okanyio | 77 | 19 | / |
| Akannji | 77 | 11 | / |
| Okoniji | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aakanji | 77 | 7 | / |
| Okuonji | 77 | 5 | / |
| Okeniji | 77 | 5 | / |
| Okaniyi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okoonji | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okonjie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akanjis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okandje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okangie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojkonji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akainji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okanjja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukainji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukaniji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanjji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaunji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oikonji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aukanji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanjie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanjii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanjij | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanojie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aakhanji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akhanjie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gokaniyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukanajhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akenji | 67 | 1,331 | / |
| Akonji | 67 | 265 | / |
| Akangi | 67 | 228 | / |
| Okongi | 67 | 213 | / |
| Akansi | 67 | 138 | / |
| Okonsi | 67 | 122 | / |
| Okange | 67 | 82 | / |
| Akanzi | 67 | 78 | / |
| Akanja | 67 | 51 | / |
| Okonie | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ekenji | 67 | 49 | / |
| Okonzi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Akanje | 67 | 35 | / |
| Okanza | 67 | 26 | / |
| Akanci | 67 | 22 | / |
| Okonja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Okonje | 67 | 14 | / |
| Akanie | 67 | 14 | / |
| Okanye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ukanja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekanje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ukanje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okanze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uconji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocanci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okomji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaingnie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocanie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Okanji
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