Okendo Surname

438,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okendo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okendo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5511:83,8117,697
Tanzania901:588,24037,030
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Okendo (22) may also be a first name.

Okendo Last Name Facts

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

Okendo (Russian: Окендо) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okendo? popularity and diffusion

Okendo is the 438,351st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,319,112 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Okendo live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 22 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 551 people, or 1 in 83,811. In Kenya it is most common in: Homa Bay County, where 30 percent are found, Migori County, where 25 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Okendo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Okendo last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Okendo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 15.69% more than the national average, earning $26,263,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 16.54% less than the national average, earning $36,012 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okuendo924/
Okoendo922/
Okindo834,078/
Okenda83281/
Akendo8387/
Ocendo839/
Ukendo838/
Oqendo838/
Ekendo836/
Oquendo7735,650/
Akendoh7785/
Ochendo7725/
Okindou776/
Oqeundo773/
Akendou771/
Ekendou771/
Ocuendo771/
Okyondo771/
Akeundo771/
Okindoh771/
Oqenndo771/
Okiondo771/
Akndo734/
Ocndo733/
Eqndo731/
O'Quendo718/
Oquiendo715/
Hoquendo712/
Oquenndo712/
Akemndoh711/
Akehndoh711/
Okinda674,889/
Akenda672,018/
Ekenda67475/
Ucendo67385/
Ekindo67202/
Akindo6737/
Akendouch6716/
Ukindo6710/
Oqundo678/
Ukenda674/
Ocquiendo672/
Ocenda672/
Akemdo671/
Acendo671/

Okendo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okendo in the Russian language
Окендоokendo-

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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 Okendo
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