Okenla Surname

402,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Okenla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okenla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7741:228,86713,413
England761:733,13240,828
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Okenla (27) may also be a first name.

Okenla Last Name Facts

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

Okenla is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okenla? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 402,505th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 8,357,277 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Okenla live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 27 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 774 people, or 1 in 228,867. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 33 percent are found, Ogun, where 32 percent are found and Osun, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Okenla occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Okenla Last Name Statistics demography

Okenla earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeunla921/
Oknla912/
Akenla8324/
Okenle834/
Okinla831/
Okinlay77167/
Gokenli7717/
Aknla731/
Oykeunle713/
Akinla67227/
Ekenlo6720/
Akenle676/
Hockenley670/

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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 Okenla
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