Okenda Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Okenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okenda (31) may also be a first name.

Okenda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okenda (Arabic: لوكندا) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okenda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okenda is the 935,326th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Okenda is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okenda live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Okenda is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 31 people.

It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 284,152. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okenday921/
Okinda834,889/
Akenda832,018/
Okende831,714/
Okendo83782/
Ekenda83475/
Okendi8324/
Okendy835/
Ukenda834/
Ocenda832/
Akemnda7730/
Ekendah7725/
Ozkendi7712/
Oquenda778/
Ookinda776/
Aukenda775/
Okindah774/
Okuendo774/
Gakenda774/
Hekenda773/
Ochenda773/
Okoendo772/
Akendas771/
Ekenday771/
Akennda771/
Akendha771/
Ekienda771/
Akendah771/
Akienda771/
Ukenday771/
Aken'da771/
Akaenda771/
Aknda73903/
Okchinda7132/
Oquenday7110/
Hakendai713/
Ekeendah711/
Hackenda711/
Okindo674,078/
Akende673,298/
Ekinda67899/
Ukende67586/
Akinda67218/
Ocendi67188/
Okindi67135/
Akendi67102/
Akendo6787/
Akemda6713/
Ocendo679/
Ocinda678/
Ukendo678/
Oqendo678/
Ekendo676/
Akndha674/
Okinde673/
Ukendi673/
Akendy672/
Akndea672/
Akhnda671/
Okände671/
Ocendy671/
Acenda671/

Okenda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okenda in the Arabic language
لوكنداlwknda-

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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 Okenda
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