Okanyo Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Okanyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 99 | 1:394,336 | 24,810 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Okanyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okanyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okanyo occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Okanyo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okanyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,718,748th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. Okanyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okanyo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 394,336. In Uganda Okanyo is most common in: Serere District, where 46 percent reside, Ngora District, where 25 percent reside and Oyam District, where 19 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Okanyo
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