Okeny Surname

40,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okeny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7,7311:5,050926
Sudan4,7601:7,8801,122
Kenya3031:152,40912,099
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Okeny (73) may also be a first name.

Okeny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okeny is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeny? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okeny is the 40,667th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 565,715 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okeny reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 73 people.

This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 7,731 people, or 1 in 5,050. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kitgum District, where 25 percent reside, Lamwo District, where 22 percent reside and Gulu District, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 37 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Okeny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Okeny surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Okeny surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Okeny earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning $39,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.41% less than the national average, earning $35,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okenyi913,671/
Okenyo9175/
Okeany915/
Okeniy913/
Okieny911/
O'Keny911/
Okeney910/
Okenaya834/
Okeeney833/
Oskenyi831/
Okeenyi831/
Okeunyi831/
Hockeny830/
Okene803,807/
Okena80638/
Akeny80224/
Okeni80207/
Oceny8013/
Ukeny8011/
Okenj801/
O'Keeney7734/
Hockeney772/
Okeanych771/
Okinyi7316,393/
Okenge731,777/
Okinyo731,437/
Okiene7386/
Ukenyi7370/
Akenyo7369/
Okeane7367/
Oukeni7359/
Okeani7353/
Akenyi7342/
Okeneh7339/
Ockene7328/
Ouceny7314/
Oukene7311/
Okeene739/
Okenai739/
Ocheny739/
Okenee737/
Oekeni737/
Akeney736/
Okeana736/
Okieni736/
Hakeny734/
Oikene734/
Ukenay734/
Okengi734/
Okenet734/
Hokene733/
Okeneu732/
Okhene732/
Ocenyi732/
Okhena732/
Askeny732/
O'Kene731/
Oskiny731/
Gokeni731/
Okheni731/
Okenii731/
Hokeni731/
Okenui731/
Okesný731/
Okhiny731/
Oikeni731/
Okeena731/
Okenie731/
Okeune731/
Okeyne731/
Akenoy731/
Okiena731/
Aukeny730/
Ockena730/
Ahkeny730/
Hokena730/
O'Keane67136/
Hakeney6747/
Houkeni6743/
Ouckene6722/
Hackeny6720/
Okheena6718/
Ockener6716/
Oukesni6714/
Oikhena6713/
Ukeanyi6711/
Akhenay6710/
Okenuha679/
Oykener675/
O'Keene674/
Okeynna674/
Okhinoy672/
Ozkinay672/
Ockiney671/
Oketnip671/
Hockena671/
Askeney671/
Outkene671/
Okenije671/
Okenhie671/
Okinaya671/
Hoekeni671/
Hockiny671/
Ouceiny671/
Otkener671/
Okhengi671/
Ocheiny671/
Uokiene671/
Okionyo671/
Oukhena671/
Oickena671/
Aukeney670/
Hockene670/
Hoskiny670/

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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 Okeny
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