Okeanya Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Okeanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 113 | 1:1,567,635 | 58,980 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Okeanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okeanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okeanya is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okeanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okeanya is the 1,701,480th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okeanya live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 1,567,635. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 52 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Okeanya is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okanya | 92 | 5,993 | / |
| Okenya | 92 | 453 | / |
| Ukeanya | 86 | 155 | / |
| Okeinya | 86 | 25 | / |
| Hokanya | 86 | 24 | / |
| Okhanya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Okoenya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Okaanya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okainya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okienya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okaunya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okannya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okeania | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okamnya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akanya | 77 | 2,220 | / |
| Ukenya | 77 | 549 | / |
| Akenya | 77 | 250 | / |
| Okinya | 77 | 221 | / |
| Okanyo | 77 | 113 | / |
| Ocanya | 77 | 96 | / |
| Okenyo | 77 | 75 | / |
| Ukanya | 77 | 66 | / |
| Okanja | 77 | 29 | / |
| Okanha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Okania | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ocenya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Okagna | 77 | 5 | / |
| Okhenaiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akanyah | 71 | 279 | / |
| Akaanya | 71 | 100 | / |
| Oceania | 71 | 51 | / |
| Eukanya | 71 | 27 | / |
| Okounya | 71 | 16 | / |
| Gakanya | 71 | 14 | / |
| Okoinya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Hakanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gakenya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akannya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukuenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akkanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akkenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukaenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukainya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okanjja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gokania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gokanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atkanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okeaneo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akeenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akhanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adkanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Askanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gukenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akainyah | 67 | 438 | / |
| Ucheanya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hakkanya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Acheanya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akuianya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okaña | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hadkanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hakkenya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akanoiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoinyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukawenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gukuenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akannyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakenyas | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Okeanya
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