Okena Surname
Approximately 638 people bear this surname
Okena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 327 | 1:541,721 | 26,511 |
| Papua New Guinea | 239 | 1:34,116 | 4,010 |
| Japan | 23 | 1:5,558,448 | 40,460 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Okena (102) may also be a first name.
Okena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okena (Russian: Окена) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okena? popularity and diffusion
It is the 512,152nd most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,422,486 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Okena live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okena is also the 935,178th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 102 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 541,721. In Nigeria Okena is primarily found in: Delta, where 37 percent are found, Cross River, where 24 percent are found and Edo, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Okena occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 37 percent are found and Japan, where 4 percent are found.
Okena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Okena has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Okena last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Okena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okena in the Russian language | ||
| Окена | okena | - |
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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 Okena
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