Okanta Surname

257,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Okanta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okanta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,4551:18,5712,344
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
England81:6,964,757184,742
Liberia51:881,70733,815
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Okanta (15) may also be a first name.

Okanta Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okanta Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Okanta has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okanta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 257,026th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,753,781 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okanta reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okanta is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 15 people.

The surname Okanta is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 1,455 people, or 1 in 18,571. Excluding Ghana Okanta exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okantah92987/
Okaanta921/
Ozkantas863/
Oudkanta861/
Outkanta861/
Okonta835,573/
Akanta83785/
Ekanta8386/
Ukanta8316/
Okanti8315/
Okanto838/
Ocanta831/
Houdkanta802/
Okantey774,612/
Okantho77126/
Okkanti77108/
Ookanti7763/
Akantas7732/
Udkanta7731/
Okontah7731/
Ekantha779/
Utkanta779/
Oukanto778/
Okontai774/
Gokanti773/
Okeinta773/
Gukanta773/
Oukanti773/
Okontha772/
Akantha771/
Akantaz771/
Ekaanta771/
Ocantas771/
Okantie771/
Okoonta771/
Ekkanta771/
Ekkantha7165/
Akhantay7136/
Udkantha713/
Gookanti713/
Udkhanta712/
Audkanta712/
Gogkonta711/
Autkanta711/
Okanteey711/
Hokantto711/
Akhantai711/
Ocanto679,594/
Akanto671,474/
Ocante67267/
Ukanti67238/
Ukonta6788/
Akanti6785/
Okonti6783/
Ekanto6730/
Akonta6723/
Acanta6723/
Okonte6722/
Okonto6719/
Ekonta6719/
Akante6716/
Ecanta6716/
Okamto6716/
Autkantha677/
Aekkantha675/
Aconta674/
Okochinta673/
Ukanto671/
Audkantha671/
Ukante671/
Utkhantha671/
Ocanty670/

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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 Okanta
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