Okaza Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Okaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Okaza (10) may also be a first name.
Okaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okaza occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Okaza click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okaza? popularity and diffusion
Okaza is the 2,555,468th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okaza are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okaza is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 10 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Okaza is most common in: Cross River, where 58 percent live, Lagos, where 36 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live.
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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 Okaza
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