Okeng Surname

68,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6,8671:5,6851,017
Indonesia1391:951,43370,299
Cameroon1151:180,60119,028
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
England51:11,143,612252,590
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okeng (346) may also be a first name.

Okeng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okeng has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Okeng.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeng? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 68,685th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,008,238 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okeng are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 468,941st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 346 people.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 6,867 people, or 1 in 5,685. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Alebtong District, where 25 percent live, Lira District, where 21 percent live and Oyam District, where 10 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hokeng91243/
Gokeng9151/
Okaeng9135/
Odkeng911/
Okeung911/
Okeeng911/
Okng893/
Okengue8388/
Houkeng8339/
Goukeng838/
Hokaeng831/
Hockeng831/
Hookeng831/
Hokceng831/
Oceng806,313/
Ekeng804,413/
Oking80435/
Akeng80429/
Ukeng80130/
Oekng801/
Oukengue771/
Hockkeng771/
Ocheng733,994/
Okenke7395/
Ogking7393/
Oeking7387/
Goking7374/
Akeung7342/
Hakeng7338/
Hoking7326/
Ozkenc7323/
Akkeng7322/
Okking7316/
O'King7313/
Ouceng7310/
Akieng737/
Okiong736/
Ahkeng734/
Ekkeng733/
Ukieng732/
Ocking732/
Odking731/
Akueng731/
Okyong731/
Gakeng731/
Akaeng731/
Ooking731/
Okin'g731/
Oiking731/
Otking730/
Okeungowa712/
Hocking6716,255/
Gocking67106/
Oecking6775/
Heekeng6761/
Uykieng6753/
Akengue6735/
Houceng6719/
Hackeng6718/
Hogking6712/
Gouking6711/
Hooking677/
Ekng677/
Goiking675/
Hocheng673/
Hodking672/
Akng672/
Hokking672/
Hoeking671/
Ochenng671/
O'Kings671/
Okingue671/
Ochking671/
Gooking670/

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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 Okeng
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