Okema Surname

85,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5,3241:7,3331,278
Kenya2041:226,37215,911
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England51:11,143,612252,590
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Okema (285) may also be a first name.

Okema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okema is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okema is the 85,519th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,292,347 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okema live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 524,196th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 285 people.

The last name Okema is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 5,324 people, or 1 in 7,333. In Uganda Okema is most common in: Gulu District, where 25 percent are found, Kitgum District, where 17 percent are found and Agago District, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Okema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Okema last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount Okema earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 53.48% less than the national average, earning $20,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.02% less than the national average, earning $36,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okkema91473/
Hokema9161/
Okemah9141/
Okeama9124/
Okemma9119/
Okoema919/
Okemau913/
Okaema912/
Okeima911/
Okeyma911/
Oikema911/
Gokema911/
Hoekema83704/
Hockema83290/
Houkema8391/
Ozkemah8314/
Okeamah8311/
Oykemma832/
Okkemma831/
Okeamai831/
Okeimah831/
Okeme804,872/
Okama804,216/
Okoma803,968/
Ekema802,131/
Akema80985/
Okemo80973/
Okima80442/
Okemi80121/
Okemy8069/
Ocema8057/
Ukema806/
Hokheima775/
Hokama731,287/
Okioma731,060/
Aukema73926/
Okimat73307/
Gokeme73184/
Ekaema73136/
Okomah73132/
Hukema73129/
Hokoma73124/
Ackema73123/
Okemuo73113/
Okiemi7399/
Akaema7397/
Okomma7390/
Ochema7386/
Okemeh7384/
Ekemma7378/
Okiemy7365/
Okiemo7365/
Okamma7360/
Okemhe7351/
Hakema7343/
Occema7333/
Hokima7328/
Ukeama7326/
Akemga7324/
Oikemo7324/
Akeima7323/
Hekema7322/
Eekema7321/
Ekeama7313/
Okheme7313/
Okemou7312/
Okomaa7311/
Ekemah7310/
Okeume7310/
Okeimi738/
Ekeuma737/
Okeemo737/
Okemmi736/
Ukeima736/
Akemah735/
Gokima735/
Okaemo735/
Okeami734/
Okomai734/
Okemes734/
Ekoema734/
Gakema733/
Okemme733/
Okyoma733/
Okamai733/
Oukama733/
Akiema732/
Okamah732/
Ekhema732/
Ukeyma732/
Okoima732/
Okeymi732/
Okeame732/
Okemmo732/
Oikama732/
Akeama732/
Okuyma732/
Okaama732/
Ukiema731/
Oucema731/
Okemii731/
Okeamo731/
Uokima731/
Okcemi731/
Ookeme731/
Okemie731/
Okaima731/
Hökema731/
Okayma731/
Okhemi731/
Okhoma731/
Akeuma731/
Okemei731/
Okhama731/
Okomay731/
Akeema731/
Oukemo731/
Uokama731/
Okemayowa711/
Hakeema67630/
Hekkema67350/
Aketmai67343/
Ouchema67108/
Okheime67108/
Akkemma6789/
Gaukema6761/
Okahama6742/
Okimait6731/
Okemmuo6717/
Okiemou6714/
Houkemi6712/
Akemaya6711/
Okommah679/
Okhaemo678/
Hekeama675/
Haskema675/
Gokemeh674/
Hoceima674/
Hakemat674/
Hackema673/
Heckema673/
Okkamma673/
Hakemah673/
Akaemea673/
Okheamo673/
Okhemeh673/
Hokeimo673/
Ekemhay672/
Okemeth672/
Okuimah672/
Okimaya672/
Okhemhe672/
Hocaema671/
Hockoma671/
Hakeyma671/
Ojkomah671/
Okomaha671/
Okhemie671/
Ocheama671/
Okeymey671/
Hokoima671/
Hochema671/
Hakemea671/
Akeamah671/
Hokaima671/
Hokayma671/
Hakeima671/
Ukieyma671/
Akeimah671/
Hakemau670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okema
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