Okeby Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Okeby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Okeby Last Name Facts

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

Okeby has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeby? popularity and diffusion

Okeby is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Okeby live; 97 percent live in Australasia and 97 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most widely held in New Zealand, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 156,149. In New Zealand it is primarily found in: Auckland Region, where 41 percent reside, Wellington Region, where 34 percent reside and Waikato Region, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account New Zealand it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent reside and Algeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okebyi913/
Okebay913/
Okeyboy831/
Okebe802,116/
Okeba8077/
Okebi8067/
Okoby8038/
Okaby806/
Ekeby801/
Akeby801/
Okebei7388/
Okeaba7368/
Okebie7363/
Okcebe7358/
Ackeby7345/
Okeibe7331/
Okoebe7316/
Okeibi7315/
Okaboy7314/
Okeabe7312/
Okiebe7312/
Akebay7311/
Okebeï739/
Okaebe736/
Okebeh735/
Okebes734/
Okeyui733/
Okoboy733/
Okaebi733/
Okewuy733/
Eckeby732/
Ekebay732/
Ukeaby732/
Okeube732/
Okebge732/
Hakeby731/
Okeeba731/
Okebea731/
Okhebe731/
Okiebi731/
Okaiby731/
Okeywe731/
Okeubi731/
Okieba731/
Okebii731/
Okeabi731/
Okebee731/
Okebui731/
Askeby730/
Okebayowa718/
Huckeby67553/
Oukabay6746/
Okiobey6716/
Okiebai6714/
Hockaby677/
Okoebeh671/
Okaebea671/
Ookeaba671/
Oukhebi671/
Okoebai671/
Okayboy671/
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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
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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 Okeby
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