Okenye Surname
Approximately 1,885 people bear this surname
Okenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,518 | 1:30,422 | 3,346 |
| Nigeria | 253 | 1:700,169 | 32,315 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Okenye (424) may also be a first name.
Okenye Demographics
Average Okenye Salary in
United States
$37,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okenye is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okenye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okenye is the 217,512th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,866,072 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okenye are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okenye is also the 417,166th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 424 people.
The surname Okenye is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,518 people, or 1 in 30,422. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 70 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 10 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it 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 adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeneye | 92 | 312 | / |
| Okeniye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okenaye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okehnye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okhenaye | 86 | 20 | / |
| Okeinaye | 86 | 10 | / |
| Okeunoye | 86 | 4 | / |
| Okienaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okenge | 83 | 1,777 | / |
| Ukenye | 83 | 351 | / |
| Okenae | 83 | 10 | / |
| Okenee | 83 | 7 | / |
| Okinye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akenye | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okeneu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okenie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okenue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okeney | 83 | 0 | / |
| Okhenaiye | 80 | 21 | / |
| Okeniyi | 77 | 2,244 | / |
| Okinaye | 77 | 52 | / |
| Gakenye | 77 | 45 | / |
| Ukenyie | 77 | 9 | / |
| Askenye | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okenaya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okenoeh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ukienye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okeeney | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okeneyi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akenoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okenehi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okenije | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okenhie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukeenye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okinyet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okenyuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakenye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoynye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okiniye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okhinaye | 71 | 47 | / |
| O'Keeney | 71 | 34 | / |
| Okeinuyi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Okeaniya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hockeney | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akinye | 67 | 311 | / |
| Akenge | 67 | 181 | / |
| Akenoe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ukenge | 67 | 16 | / |
| Okenji | 67 | 15 | / |
| Okenai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akeney | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akenee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akenue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akegne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okhinaiye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Acenye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okenui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akenea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akenoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hockenjer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Okenye
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