Okantey Surname

102,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Okantey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okantey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,5721:5,910817
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Okantey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okantey is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Okantey.

How Common Is The Last Name Okantey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 102,221st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,580,127 people. Okantey occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okantey reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 4,572 people, or 1 in 5,910. Outside of Ghana Okantey is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Okantey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Okantey are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Okantey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning $53,903 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okanteey931/
Akantey861/
Okantie861/
Okanta771,533/
Ocante77267/
Okonte7722/
Akante7716/
Okanti7715/
Ekante771/
Ukante771/
Ekanty771/
Ocanty770/
Okantah71987/
Okkanti71108/
Ookanti7163/
Akkante7141/
Akanthe7128/
Hocante7115/
Akanter717/
Ukantyo717/
Ekanthe714/
Oukanti713/
Gokanti713/
Udkante711/
Okonteh711/
Okaanta711/
Ocantes711/
Ocainte711/
Akantoe711/
Hakanty711/
Uskanty711/
Ukhante711/
Aakanty711/
Aakante711/
Gukante711/
Hakante711/
Hoquante6750/
Akhantay6736/
Gookanti673/
Ozkantas673/
Akantayo673/
O'Cainte672/
Akonthey672/
Outkanta671/
Okontayi671/
Oudkanta671/
Uskantee671/
Askanter671/

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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 Okantey
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