Okantah Surname

365,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Okantah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okantah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889

Okantah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okantah is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okantah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 365,442nd most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,383,532 people. The surname Okantah is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okantah reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 970 people, or 1 in 27,856. Without taking into account Ghana this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Okantah Last Name Statistics demography

Okantah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okanta921,533/
Okantho86126/
Okontah8631/
Okaanta861/
Ozkantas803/
Oudkanta801/
Outkanta801/
Okonta775,573/
Akanta77785/
Ekanta7786/
Ukanta7716/
Okanto778/
Ocanta771/
Houdkanta752/
Okantey714,612/
Akantas7132/
Udkanta7131/
Ekantha719/
Utkanta719/
Oukanto718/
Okontai714/
Okeinta713/
Gukanta713/
Okontha712/
Ekantoh711/
Akantho711/
Okoonta711/
Ekkanta711/
Akantha711/
Akantaz711/
Ekaanta711/
Ocantas711/
Ekkantha6765/
Akhantay6736/
Udkantha673/
Audkanta672/
Udkhanta672/
Autkanta671/
O'Cainteach671/
Hokantto671/
Gogkonta671/
Akhantai671/

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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 Okantah
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