Okenyan Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Okenyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Okenyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okenyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okenyan is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okenyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okenyan reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 929,507. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kaberamaido District, where 93 percent are found, Amuria District, where 2 percent are found and Dokolo District, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okonyan | 86 | 32 | / |
| Okanyan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Okegnan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okenyon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okhanyan | 80 | 81 | / |
| Okoinyan | 80 | 29 | / |
| Okuinyan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okhinyan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oecanyan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hokhanyan | 75 | 216 | / |
| Okoinyang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akinyan | 71 | 206 | / |
| Ekonyan | 71 | 14 | / |
| Akonyan | 71 | 12 | / |
| Okenjon | 71 | 11 | / |
| Oqanyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akenyon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akenian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okenham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Akhinyan | 67 | 56 | / |
| Akhenian | 67 | 15 | / |
| Akainyan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekeenyon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Equenyan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akegnian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akanjyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hakonyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhanyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhinyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhenhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekinyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okenjohn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Equinyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akinjyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekaanyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eckenian | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okenyan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis