Okemeli Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okemeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Okemeli Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Okemeli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okemeli is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Okemeli click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okemeli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okemeli is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Okemeli occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okemeli live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Okemeli is most prevalent in: Mubende District, where 50 percent reside and Mukono District, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okemili8666/
Okameli861/
Akemeli861/
Okemmili803/
Ochemeli801/
Okomoli71332/
Ekomeli7190/
Akemele7149/
Okamali7121/
Akomeli7115/
Ekemele718/
Okomali711/
Okemile711/
Akemely711/
Hakameli671/
Ekaemali671/
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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 Okemeli
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