Okari Surname
Approximately 6,323 people bear this surname
Okari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,678 | 1:8,133 | 1,070 |
| Nigeria | 437 | 1:405,361 | 21,214 |
| Japan | 113 | 1:1,131,365 | 21,317 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Okari (1,853) may also be a first name.
Okari Demographics
Average Okari Salary in
United States
$39,646 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okari (Hindi: ओकारी, Marathi: ओकारी, Oriya: ଓକରି) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okari? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 77,360th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,152,546 people. Okari occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Okari live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okari is also the 177,004th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 1,853 people.
Okari is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 5,678 people, or 1 in 8,133. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 56 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 18 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 7 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and Japan, where 2 percent are found.
Okari Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Okari surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.
Okari earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.12% less than the national average, earning $39,646 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Okari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okari in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓକରି | okari | - |
| Okari in the Marathi language | ||
| ओकारी | okari | 83.33 |
| ओकरी | okari | 8.33 |
| ऑकारी | okari | 8.33 |
| Okari in the Hindi language | ||
| ओकारी | okari | 82.11 |
| औकारी | aukari | 17.89 |
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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 Okari
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