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 last name Okari (Hindi: ओकारी, Marathi: ओकारी, Oriya: ଓକରି) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okari? popularity and diffusion
It is the 77,360th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,152,546 people. The surname 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. It is also the 177,004th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 1,853 people.
Okari is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 5,678 people, or 1 in 8,133. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 56 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 18 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it 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 devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Kenya.
In The United States Okari are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political 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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