Okeiga Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okeiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2301:200,78214,628
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okeiga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okeiga is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeiga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 996,001st most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okeiga reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Okeiga is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 200,782. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 93 percent are found, Narok County, where 4 percent are found and Busia County, where 0 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Okeiga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Okeiga surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okega9195/
Okiga9110/
Okioga83946/
Okoega8365/
Okiega8310/
Okeige837/
Okuiga835/
Okeaga832/
Okoiga831/
Okeuga831/
Okigea831/
Okeigo831/
Okeigi831/
Okuyiga77194/
Okhenga7790/
Okuegha7767/
Ocheiga7747/
Okeigho7721/
Okujiga7714/
Okojiga776/
Ekejiga774/
Okeunga773/
Oykegha771/
Akeigha771/
Okiogah771/
Akiga73413/
Okege73138/
Ocega7386/
Okaga7375/
Okegi7325/
Okigi7319/
Akega739/
Okego739/
Okige737/
Ekega734/
Okigo733/
Ociga732/
Ekiga731/
Okegy731/
Okayinga714/
Ocheigah711/
Okanga673,958/
Okeugo671,534/
Ekegha67194/
Ochiga67147/
Ochega67142/
Ekigha67121/
Akigha6783/
Okigho6764/
Okagha6756/
Okoigi6747/
Akegha6735/
Okegou6730/
Okaige6724/
Okuego6723/
Akegah6719/
Okeago6715/
Okiogo6711/
Okigui6710/
Akaiga677/
Okaego677/
Ukegha676/
Akuega675/
Okeage675/
Gakiga674/
Okuege674/
Okoigo673/
Ukigai673/
Okeuge673/
Okegie672/
Aceiga672/
Okoego672/
Ekehga672/
Okouga672/
Okhaga671/
Ekeaga671/
Okaaga671/
Okaigo671/
Ocegga671/
Okoige671/
Utkiga671/
Akhiga671/
Ekeuga671/
Akigah671/

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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 Okeiga
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