Okayo Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5111:90,3728,122
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Okayo (322) may also be a first name.

Okayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okayo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okayo? popularity and diffusion

Okayo is the 555,669th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,718,230 people. The last name Okayo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okayo live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okayo is also the 488,964th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 322 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 511 people, or 1 in 90,372. In Kenya Okayo is most prevalent in: Siaya County, where 45 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 25 percent live and Kisumu County, where 13 percent live. Besides Kenya Okayo occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Okayo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Okayo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okhayo913/
Okayio911/
Okayou911/
Okay8912,098/
Okcahyo8332/
Oukayou831/
Okeyo8026,401/
Okoyo806,164/
Okaya805,107/
Akayo801,532/
Okuyo801,207/
Okkay80715/
Ocayo80617/
Okayi80553/
Okaye80341/
Okiyo80265/
Gokay80162/
Okayu8054/
Ockay8050/
Oukay8048/
Ohkay8042/
Okhay8040/
Okcay8018/
Ekayo8012/
Ookay805/
Okays803/
Okajo802/
Hokay801/
Okayy801/
Ojkay801/
Oikay801/
O'Kay800/
Ockayova774/
Oukaya73341/
Hokoyo73260/
Okhaya73210/
Akayou73152/
Okkaya7389/
Okahio7373/
Okoyoh7366/
Hokuyo7353/
Okayah7346/
Oukaye7344/
Okouyo7335/
Okeyoh7327/
Akaiyo7327/
Gokcay7321/
Ozkayi7321/
Oukhay7320/
Gokoyo7316/
Akayot7315/
Askayo7314/
Oshkay7314/
Ukayuo7314/
Ekkayo7312/
Hockay7312/
Oszkay7310/
Okoyyo737/
Hakayo737/
Okuoyo735/
Ozkayt735/
Akhayo735/
Okeiyo735/
Okoaya734/
Goikay734/
Gokayi733/
Okeyod733/
Okaaye733/
Okgaya733/
Gokkay732/
Ukayou732/
Gocayo732/
Okaaya732/
Okiyot732/
Hotkay731/
Hokaye731/
Okoeyo731/
Okayee731/
Gokaya731/
Oukaiy731/
Ouskay731/
Okayis731/
Okhaiy731/
Okoyot731/
Ockaya731/
Ockaye731/
Goukay731/
Gokaye731/
Akkayo731/
Akayio731/
Akayoo731/
Akayyo731/
Okoyio731/
Okioyo731/
Okiyoh731/
Okujyo731/
Hokhay731/
Huokay730/
Hookay730/
Gockay730/
Gookay730/
Akay6744,252/
Okai6742,477/
Okoi6715,547/
Okou6714,978/
Okey6710,881/
Okae674,938/
Ocay674,470/
Okoe673,981/
Okoa671,149/
Okaj67821/
Okaa67792/
Ukay67658/
Oukhayi67446/
Oukhaye67307/
Okau67291/
Okea67270/
Okoy67228/
Gokkaya67194/
Ekay67157/
Okye67107/
Ozkayit6738/
Ozkayas6724/
Okoyaya6713/
Oukhaiy6710/
Akayoud679/
Akayová678/
Gogkaya677/
Okoj674/
Azkayou674/
Okuy673/
Okoyowa672/
Okhuoyo672/
Okuyaya672/
Ozskaya671/
Akayowa671/
Ozkahya671/
Akcayoz671/
Hokhayu671/
Hocckay671/
Oukouyo671/
Ozkhaya671/
Okahoue671/
Gokouyo671/
Askayou671/
Okioaya671/
Hockoyo671/
Houskay670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Okayo
  • 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