Okenye Surname

217,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okenye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okenye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5181:30,4223,346
Nigeria2531:700,16932,315
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
United States131:27,881,456736,413
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okenye (424) may also be a first name.

Okenye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okenye occurs most in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Okenye.

How Common Is The Last Name Okenye? popularity and diffusion

Okenye is the 217,512th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,866,072 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okenye reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okenye is also the 417,166th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 424 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,518 people, or 1 in 30,422. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 70 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 10 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Okenye occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Okenye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Okenye last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Okenye earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeneye92312/
Okeniye921/
Okenaye921/
Okehnye921/
Okhenaye8620/
Okeinaye8610/
Okeunoye864/
Okienaye861/
Okenge831,777/
Ukenye83351/
Okenae8310/
Okenee837/
Okinye834/
Akenye833/
Okeneu832/
Okenie831/
Okenue831/
Okeney830/
Okhenaiye8021/
Okeniyi772,244/
Okinaye7752/
Gakenye7745/
Ukenyie779/
Askenye774/
Okenaya774/
Okenoeh773/
Ukienye773/
Okeeney773/
Okeneyi772/
Akenoye771/
Okenehi771/
Okenije771/
Okenhie771/
Ukeenye771/
Okinyet771/
Okenyuy771/
Hakenye771/
Okoynye771/
Okiniye771/
Okhinaye7147/
O'Keeney7134/
Okeinuyi715/
Okeaniya712/
Hockeney712/
Akinye67311/
Akenge67181/
Akenoe6719/
Ukenge6716/
Okenji6715/
Okenai679/
Akeney676/
Akenee675/
Akenue674/
Akegne672/
Okhinaiye672/
Acenye672/
Akenie671/
Okenui671/
Ocenie671/
Akenea671/
Akenoy671/
Hockenjer670/

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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 Okenye
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