Okecth Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Okecth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 38 | 1:1,027,349 | 44,109 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
Okecth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okecth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okecth occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okecth? popularity and diffusion
Okecth is the 3,055,934th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Okecth occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okecth are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,027,349. In Uganda Okecth is most common in: Tororo District, where 50 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 18 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 5 percent are found. Beside Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okectho | 92 | 61 | / |
| Okecthi | 92 | 4 | / |
| Okectha | 92 | 3 | / |
| Okectch | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akecth | 83 | 75 | / |
| Okecte | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akecthi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Akectch | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akocth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akacth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hackect | 62 | 2 | / |
| Akocthi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aycocth | 62 | 1 | / |
| Acokotho | 57 | 113 | / |
| Acokutho | 57 | 61 | / |
| Agokutho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Akokotho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Agwokoth | 57 | 1 | / |
| Egueketh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ocokutho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ogwoktho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ocaya Okethi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Agwokotho | 53 | 348 | / |
| Agwokutho | 53 | 131 | / |
| Akwokotho | 53 | 2 | / |
| Ekokaithe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Akwokutho | 53 | 1 | / |
| Agwoko-Tho | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ekakth | 50 | 1 | / |
| Agwoku-Tho | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Okecth
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