Okaya Surname
Approximately 5,107 people bear this surname
Okaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,520 | 1:36,319 | 3,332 |
| Kenya | 994 | 1:46,459 | 4,791 |
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| Uganda | 122 | 1:319,994 | 21,696 |
| Turkey | 90 | 1:864,682 | 41,266 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Okaya (52) may also be a first name.
Okaya Demographics
Okaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okaya (Marathi: ओकया, Russian: Окая) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 93,437th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,426,972 people. The surname Okaya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Okaya are found; 69 percent are found in East Asia and 69 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Okaya is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 52 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 3,520 people, or 1 in 36,319. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent live, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Barring Japan this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Okaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Okaya last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Okaya surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Okaya earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Okaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okaya in the Marathi language | ||
| ओकया | okaya | 66.67 |
| ऑकाया | okaya | 33.33 |
| Okaya in the Russian language | ||
| Окая | okaa | - |
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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 Okaya
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