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
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Okaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okaya (Marathi: ओकया, Russian: Окая) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okaya is the 93,437th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,426,972 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Okaya are found; 69 percent are found in East Asia and 69 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 52 people.
The last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 3,520 people, or 1 in 36,319. In Japan Okaya is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent live, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Not including Japan this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found 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 last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Okaya surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the 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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