Okekema Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okekema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okekema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Okekema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okekema is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okekema? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okekema is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Okekema occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okekema live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Okekema is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Serere District, where 75 percent are found and Buyende District, where 25 percent are found. Beside Uganda Okekema occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okekemma9312/
Okakema861/
Okokema861/
Okekamma8015/
Okekeume803/
Ekekemma803/
Okekemuo801/
Okekemmou753/
Okekeumeh753/
Okekemmuo752/
Ekekama7121/
Okokama719/
Okokoma718/
Ekekima718/
Okakima714/
Okakoma711/
Akekeme711/
Okikoma711/
Ecakema711/
Ekekoma711/
Ukekima711/
Akekemo711/
Okakama711/
Ekokema711/
Okechima678/
Ekakaema671/
Okoikeme671/
Ekiekemo671/
Okikiemi671/

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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 Okekema
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