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
Okanji occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okanji? popularity and diffusion
Okanji is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Okanji occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Okanji live; 52 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 43 percent live, Rivers, where 36 percent live and Kwara, where 7 percent live. Beside Nigeria Okanji is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 42 percent live and Croatia, where 10 percent live.
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
- 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 Okanji
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