Oke Surname

3,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Oke Surname Definition:

= Oak(e, q.v.

Oke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria124,9601:1,418181
Benin15,5921:66366
Ethiopia2,5761:37,8674,280
England1,6461:33,8514,477
Togo1,3651:5,3101,020
Gabon1,0611:1,781294
United States1,0161:356,75131,872
Canada9741:37,8294,770
Indonesia6971:189,74118,149
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Australia6301:42,8505,449
India4981:1,540,29257,480
Japan4461:286,64610,863
Papua New Guinea4041:20,1822,127
Cameroon1971:105,42712,381
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Philippines1121:903,91381,715
Ivory Coast1091:211,6638,884
Luxembourg851:6,8301,029
Solomon Islands501:11,6012,083
Ireland461:102,3685,449
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Singapore301:183,5907,666
France281:2,372,240182,981
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Austria181:473,08046,251
Wales171:182,03112,022
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Finland61:916,11741,832
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Laos41:1,647,081888
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3071:79,3998,564
Wales81:196,0527,186
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Öke (660), Oké (66), Okè (1) & Okê (1) are calculated separately.

Oke (47,714) may also be a first name.

Oke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Oak(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Oke Last Name Facts

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

Oke (Hindi: ओके, Marathi: ओक) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Öke, Oké, Okè or Okê. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oke is the 3,646th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,313 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Oke are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 19,230th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 47,714 people.

The surname Oke is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 124,960 people, or 1 in 1,418. In Nigeria Oke is most frequent in: Oyo, where 15 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Ogun, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 85 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 10 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 2 percent are found.

Oke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oke has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Oke surname increased 536 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 10,160 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (90%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Oke are 40.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.9% more than the national average, earning R 448,896 per year; in United States they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $43,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $53,705 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öke89660/
Oké8966/
Okè891/
Okê891/
Okeh8619,330/
Hoke8615,190/
Oike8611,098/
Okey8610,881/
Okei862,362/
Okie862,207/
Okee861,768/
Goke861,043/
Ooke86310/
Okea86270/
Ouke86255/
Okhe86222/
Okke86126/
Ocke8691/
Okeu8680/
Oeke8642/
Oßke8615/
Oyke8614/
Ojke869/
Uoke867/
Okge867/
Okej865/
Ohke863/
Ogke861/
Okje861/
Okce861/
Ozke860/
Ok8079,784/
Okhed754,032/
Hocke753,702/
Hooke752,721/
Gokey752,041/
Okieh751,942/
Gokhe751,396/
Gocke751,103/
Hokke751,094/
Hokey75943/
Goike75796/
Goyke75717/
Hoeke75700/
Ockey75514/
Oikeh75438/
Gojke75284/
Houke75201/
Gokee75184/
Ottke75160/
Hokeš75124/
Gokke75110/
Ozkez75108/
Hotke7579/
Okije7579/
O'Key7573/
Ohgke7554/
Oscke7551/
Otker7548/
Okeid7547/
Okeeh7541/
Okeer7536/
Ozkes7535/
Oikhe7527/
Okher7526/
Okkeh7521/
Hokee7521/
Hokie7518/
Oskes7517/
Gooke7516/
Gouke7516/
Oskea7513/
Oykes7512/
Hodke7511/
Ockes7511/
Hokea7511/
Ouked7511/
Okiey7510/
Okhie759/
Gokge758/
Okhee757/
Ouket757/
Okhes757/
O'Kee756/
Gokea756/
Ookey755/
Oijke755/
Okkie755/
Okheh755/
Ohker754/
Ockie754/
Hoyke754/
Okihe754/
Ookeh754/
Okhea754/
Hoqke754/
Oukei753/
Okeyh753/
Gokei752/
Oikie752/
Hoike752/
Ojtke752/
Ojkes752/
Oukey752/
Oikey752/
Okiej752/
Okkey752/
Oekke752/
Okhei752/
Oekie751/
Ockeh751/
Otkey751/
Okceh751/
Okked751/
Okkee751/
Ookee751/
Ookes751/
Ookhe751/
Ookie751/
Huoke751/
Hogke751/
Hokei751/
Hokej751/
Okeih751/
Okeea751/
Okehh751/
Ozcke751/
Ohkes751/
Hoïke751/
Hokeu751/
Oukep751/
Ouzke751/
Okeet751/
Okejj751/
Okeuh751/
Ogkie751/
Oekhe751/
Odkes751/
Gogke751/
Oskeh751/
Okeyz751/
Ogkeh751/
Okcke751/
Okeiz751/
Oucke751/
Hohke750/
Oukie750/
Okeep750/
Eke67158,056/
Oka67157,100/
Ake6756,620/
Oki6742,038/
Hok6727,168/
Gok6713,711/
Uke6711,593/
Hockey675,371/
Ouk672,151/
Oky671,060/
Hookey671,050/
Houkes67943/
Houcke67635/
Hokett67521/
Oce67493/
Okh67280/
Ock67203/
Oitker67183/
Hoecke67149/
Okk67146/
Ohk67134/
Houske67117/
Ook6777/
Gookey6768/
Hookie6768/
Hodkey6766/
Hosket6762/
Oyk6761/
Oik6744/
Okq6733/
Uok6731/
Hokkee6728/
Hokkes6727/
Hokeah6719/
Hokche6718/
Okeath6716/
Oeckei6716/
Hoiker6713/
Oqk6711/
Oukhey679/
Houtke678/
Okuhie678/
Hojker678/
Goukeh678/
Goicke678/
Oykher677/
Oshkeh677/
Okz677/
Hockie676/
Okc676/
Okoije676/
Goukey676/
Hoicke676/
Ogk676/
Goucke675/
O'Kees675/
Okeowa675/
Okieyi675/
Okhihe675/
Okeahe675/
Okajje675/
Okheys675/
Ojk675/
Oudked674/
Okahie673/
Oqe673/
Okaaye673/
Okj673/
Ohieke673/
Hokepp672/
Ockeis672/
Okeech672/
Okejje672/
O'Keys672/
Ockech672/
Ockeys672/
Okg672/
Ockhee671/
Hottke671/
Hodker671/
Hoikei671/
Hokque671/
Hoquke671/
Goukhe671/
Gockey671/
Oihkhe671/
Okehii671/
Okeheh671/
Houkep671/
Hoykeh671/
Hokech671/
Hoekie671/
Hockeu671/
Hodcke671/
Oukieh671/
Ozkesh671/
Okojje671/
Okeehe671/
Okeesh671/
Ockieh671/
O'Kerr671/
O'Skee671/
Đok671/
Gougke671/
Gokhei671/
Oukhie671/
Hokkie671/
Ogkeha671/
Okeach671/
Okechh671/
Okhhie671/
Okojhe671/
Hodtke671/
O'Skea670/
Oitkes670/
Gookee670/
Hogker670/
Hockes670/
Ockeer670/
Hockje670/
Hoskeh670/
Outkey670/
Hoscke670/
Occkey670/
Uosker670/

Oke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oke in the Hindi language
ओकेoke87.5
ओ़केoke12.5
Oke in the Marathi language
ओकoka66.19
ओकेoke31.65

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Oke
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