Okedi Surname
Approximately 6,135 people bear this surname
Okedi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,297 | 1:11,841 | 1,967 |
| Nigeria | 1,404 | 1:126,170 | 8,262 |
| Kenya | 1,013 | 1:45,587 | 4,715 |
| DR Congo | 390 | 1:189,435 | 19,115 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Okedi (223) may also be a first name.
Okedi Demographics
Okedi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okedi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okedi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okedi is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okedi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 79,502nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,187,864 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okedi are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 223 people.
The last name Okedi is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,297 people, or 1 in 11,841. In Uganda Okedi is most common in: Kumi District, where 24 percent live, Bukedea District, where 19 percent live and Katakwi District, where 7 percent live. Apart from Uganda Okedi occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.
Okedi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Okedi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Okedi
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