Okengere Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okengere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Okengere 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
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Okengere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okengere is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okengere? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Okengere occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okengere are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Okengere is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Okengere is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 67 percent live, Amuria District, where 11 percent live and Kampala District, where 11 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

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
Okenyere888/
Okengire881/
Akenger8095/
Ocenger801/
Akaenger7522/
Ockinger753/
Okkinger751/
Hokinger750/
Hockengerry741/
Hockinger711/
Hackenger710/
Hockenjer710/
Akinere672/
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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 Okengere
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