Okecth Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okecth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okecth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okectho9261/
Okecthi924/
Okectha923/
Okectch921/
Akecth8375/
Okecte831/
Akecthi7715/
Akectch773/
Akocth674/
Akacth671/
Hackect622/
Akocthi621/
Aycocth621/
Acokotho57113/
Acokutho5761/
Agokutho571/
Akokotho571/
Agwokoth571/
Egueketh571/
Ocokutho571/
Ogwoktho571/
Ocaya Okethi561/
Agwokotho53348/
Agwokutho53131/
Akwokotho532/
Ekokaithe531/
Akwokutho531/
Agwoko-Tho502/
Ekakth501/
Agwoku-Tho501/

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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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