Okengo Surname

243,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okengo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okengo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7971:57,9425,729
Uganda7171:54,4486,463
Congo741:67,4205,853
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Okengo (69) may also be a first name.

Okengo Last Name Facts

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

Okengo is found most in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okengo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okengo is the 243,084th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,440,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okengo are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okengo is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 69 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 797 people, or 1 in 57,942. In Kenya Okengo is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 46 percent live, Nairobi County, where 13 percent live and Nyamira County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Kenya Okengo is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 44 percent live and The Congo, where 5 percent live.

Okengo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeng'o92532/
Okhengo929/
Okenggo922/
Okiengo922/
Oken'go921/
Okengoh921/
Okeno912,175/
Akengo83721/
Okingo83286/
Ekengo83265/
Okenga83202/
Ukengo8310/
Ocengo8310/
Okeuno839/
Okieno832/
Okenoo831/
Hokeno831/
Okeino831/
Hokngo831/
Okenoh831/
Ochengo77643/
Akeng'o77442/
Ockenga77416/
Okhenga7790/
Okkenga7730/
Okienga7710/
Okiongo777/
Hukengo776/
Okeunga773/
Gokenou772/
Oking'o772/
Oquengo771/
Akgengo771/
Okingou771/
Okeunou771/
Ukemngo771/
Okengha771/
Akeango771/
Okeaneo771/
Okeng'a771/
Ekiengo771/
Oekenga770/
Okino7314,660/
Akeno733,340/
Okena73638/
Ekngo734/
Hoekenga71252/
Hockenos7118/
Hockenga712/
Ockenhou711/
Ekenga673,005/
Acengo67615/
Ekingo67537/
Akenga67320/
Okinga67313/
Akenou67163/
Ocheno6788/
Ukenga6768/
Occeno6752/
Hokino6750/
Okinoi6733/
Ocingo6729/
Ockyno6718/
Oqueno6713/
Okenah6711/
Okeana676/
Akingo676/
Ukingo674/
Okhena672/
Okeneu672/
Okuino671/
Okeena671/
Gokena671/
Okinoh671/
Akenoy671/
Okaino671/
Okiena671/
Okinou671/
Akenoh671/
Akheno671/
Akeuno671/
Okiono671/
Okhino671/
Okynoz671/
Ocenga671/
Gokino671/
Akeeno671/
Akemgo671/
Hokena670/
Ockena670/

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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 Okengo
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