Okaye Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Okaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 105 | 1:439,809 | 23,523 |
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Okaye (91) may also be a first name.
Okaye Demographics
Average Okaye Salary in
United States
$24,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okaye is found most in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Okaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Okaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 816,514th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. Okaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Okaye live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Okaye is also the 998,282nd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 91 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 439,809. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 93 percent live, Busia County, where 4 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 16 percent live.
Okaye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Okaye surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Okaye earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 81.1% less than the national average, earning R 44,916 per year and in United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.
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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 Okaye
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