Okeda Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okeda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4301:411,96021,473
Kenya1781:259,43817,397
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Okeda (31) may also be a first name.

Okeda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okeda is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 496,112th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. The surname Okeda occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Okeda are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okeda is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 31 people.

Okeda is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 430 people, or 1 in 411,960. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ebonyi, where 58 percent reside, Benue, where 17 percent reside and Edo, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Okeda exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Okeda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Okeda earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 975.32% more than the national average, earning S/. 208,451 per year and in United States they earn 21.73% more than the national average, earning $52,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokeda911,849/
Okaeda9160/
Okheda9146/
Okeada9110/
Okoeda918/
Okedah915/
Okieda915/
Okedoa911/
Okeeda911/
Okedda911/
Oukheda83136/
Okiedai831/
O'Kedas831/
Okada80406,846/
Okedi806,135/
Okede801,274/
Akeda80909/
Okoda80577/
Okida80365/
Oceda80340/
Okedo80207/
Ekeda8053/
Ukeda8025/
Hockeday771/
Akieda731,124/
Akaeda73663/
Okoedo73505/
Ocheda73452/
Ekeada73377/
Ekeuda73171/
Okeudo73147/
Okoida7393/
Okedoi7384/
Okadha7340/
Okidah7324/
Hakeda7323/
Ukheda7321/
Okedeh7321/
Hokada7320/
Okidai7319/
Okeide7317/
Hokoda7315/
Okedie7315/
Hokedy7312/
Occeda7312/
Okeade7312/
Okeado7310/
Gokedi738/
Gokida737/
Oqueda737/
Okedii736/
Ekehda736/
Okeddi736/
Okhada735/
Akheda735/
Okaada735/
Okeidi734/
Okeude734/
Ukeada734/
Ekedai734/
Okedei734/
Ekeday734/
Okedyi734/
Okedje734/
Akoeda734/
Oikada733/
Ekeeda733/
Okidaa733/
Okeadi733/
Okhedo733/
Okadah733/
Okhyda733/
Akeada732/
Hokedo732/
Akeida732/
Okidda732/
Okedhi732/
O'Kada731/
Hukeda731/
Ekaeda731/
Akeeda731/
Ukeday731/
Ookada731/
Okeede731/
Okodah731/
Ekeida731/
Okedoh731/
Okaida731/
Hekeda731/
Oukedi731/
Oukida731/
Oskedi731/
Okodai731/
Okeddo731/
Okedys731/
Okeedi731/
Okadda731/
Oikede731/
Ockada731/
Akedai731/
Akedat731/
Oceeda731/
Uzkeda731/
Okiedo731/
Hockeyday711/
Ukeiday67112/
Hockedy6775/
Okoedoh6763/
Akheday6728/
Akedait6724/
Akeidat6723/
Akhedad6713/
Outkida679/
Ekeadah678/
Hokedei676/
Okeadje675/
Ukheday674/
Akhedaj674/
Ekeidah672/
Hoceida672/
Osqueda672/
Okoidoa672/
Ekkedah671/
Ocheida671/
Okeadio671/
Okeydou671/
Oykeudi671/
Okedije671/
Oukhida671/
Oikedei671/
Hakeeda671/
Gokiday671/
Akhedah671/
Akhedat671/
Oukidda671/
Akiedah671/
Okeduis671/
Otkydau671/
Hakedad671/
Hokedey671/
Hockada670/
Hoceday670/
Hoekida670/

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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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  • 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 Okeda
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