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 last name Okeiga is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeiga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 996,001st most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname Okeiga is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okeiga live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Okeiga is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 200,782. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 93 percent live, Narok County, where 4 percent live and Busia County, where 0 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Okeiga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly 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
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  • 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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