Okatala Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okatala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okatala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Okatala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okatala has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okatala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Okatala live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Pallisa District, where 82 percent are found, Kampala District, where 9 percent are found and Kayunga District, where 9 percent are found. Besides Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokatalay8864/
Okatali8681/
Akatala861/
Akatalya804/
Akhatala803/
Ekkatala803/
Ukkatala801/
Akatalait752/
Ekkathala751/
Ekaithala751/
Atkathala751/
Ukkattala751/
Oketola711,307/
Akatale71105/
Ekatola7168/
Okotale7113/
Akatola711/
Adkasthala711/
Ekatela711/
Ekatalo711/
Okatole711/
Ekkatela677/
Okeitola677/
Okoetola671/
Hakatale671/
Akataali671/
Ekateela671/

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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 Okatala
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis