Okanya Surname

81,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,5631:8,5561,467
Nigeria9331:189,86411,517
Kenya4661:99,0988,704
United States151:24,163,929685,360
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Okanya (61) may also be a first name.

Okanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okanya (Marathi: ओकन्या, Russian: Оканя) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okanya? popularity and diffusion

Okanya is the 81,123rd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,216,010 people. Okanya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okanya live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 61 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,563 people, or 1 in 8,556. In Uganda Okanya is most frequent in: Pallisa District, where 36 percent live, Bukedea District, where 15 percent live and Kumi District, where 8 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Okanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Okanya surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Okanya earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeanya92115/
Hokanya9224/
Okhanya923/
Okaanya922/
Okainya922/
Okaunya921/
Okannya921/
Okamnya921/
Akanya832,220/
Okonya831,254/
Okanyo83113/
Ocanya8396/
Ukanya8366/
Okanja8329/
Okanha8311/
Okania8310/
Okagna835/
Hokonya77990/
Akanyah77279/
Ukeanya77155/
Akaanya77100/
Eukanya7727/
Okeinya7725/
Okounya7716/
Gakanya7714/
Okoinya7713/
Okhonya7710/
Gokonya777/
Hakanya774/
Akannya771/
Akhanya771/
Ukainya771/
Okeania771/
Okanjja771/
Gokania771/
Gokanja771/
Atkanya771/
Okonyea771/
Okoonya771/
Akkanya771/
Adkanya771/
Askanya771/
Okaña734/
Akainyah71438/
Hakkanya7111/
Okonaiya713/
Hadkanya712/
Okoinyah711/
Akanoiya711/
Akannyha711/
Akanyo674,577/
Akonya67991/
Ocanha67812/
Akagna67539/
Okonyo67447/
Ocania67117/
Akania67106/
Akanja6751/
Okanjo6739/
Ocagna6724/
Akanea677/
Ukanja676/
Ukonya673/
Oconya673/
Ocanea672/
Akanha672/
Ackainyah671/
Aconya671/
Akanhaiya671/

Okanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okanya in the Marathi language
ओकन्याokan'ya-
Okanya in the Russian language
Оканяokana-

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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 Okanya
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