Okenyi Surname

124,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okenyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okenyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,5171:50,3683,861
Uganda861:453,94527,029
United States231:15,759,084542,937
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England131:4,286,005132,302
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Okenyi (274) may also be a first name.

Okenyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okenyi is most common in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okenyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okenyi is the 124,223rd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,985,166 people. The surname Okenyi is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okenyi reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okenyi is also the 536,832nd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 274 people.

The last name Okenyi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,517 people, or 1 in 50,368. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Enugu, where 26 percent reside, Kogi, where 12 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Okenyi Last Name Statistics demography

Okenyi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oskenyi921/
Okeenyi921/
Okeunyi921/
Okeny9112,882/
Okeni91207/
Okinyi8316,393/
Okenyo8375/
Oukeni8359/
Okeani8353/
Akenyi8342/
Okoeni8314/
Okenai839/
Okieni836/
Okeany835/
Okengi834/
Okeniy833/
Ocenyi832/
Gokeni831/
Okheni831/
Okenii831/
Hokeni831/
Okieny831/
Okenui831/
Oikeni831/
O'Keny831/
Okenie831/
Okeney830/
Houkeni7743/
Okonnyi7716/
Oukesni7714/
Okenaya774/
Okeeney773/
Oketnip771/
Okenije771/
Okenhie771/
Okhengi771/
Hockeny770/
Okene733,807/
Okani732,589/
Akeni731,961/
Okoni731,637/
Okena73638/
Okini73301/
Akeny73224/
Oceny7313/
Okenj731/
O'Keeney7134/
Ouchkeni719/
Hockeney712/
Okeanych711/
Akinyi67202,307/
Ocheni675,358/
Okenge671,777/
Okinyo671,437/
Gakeni67842/
Okhani67548/
Akengi67364/
Okinei67222/
Okoene67200/
Akeniş67132/
Akheni67100/
Okiene6786/
Akkeni6784/
Akenyo6769/
Gokini6767/
Okeane6767/
Okoney6746/
Okeneh6739/
Okinoi6733/
Okanni6731/
Okingi6731/
Okaene6731/
Ockene6728/
Okonui6722/
Oikani6721/
Aukeni6715/
Okaini6714/
Ouceny6714/
Aconyi6711/
Oukene6711/
Okanhi6710/
Okeene679/
Oukani679/
Hakeni679/
Okuini679/
Ocheny679/
Okioni678/
Okinai678/
Okanay678/
Okenee677/
Akeney676/
Hokani676/
Okeana676/
Okkani674/
Aakeni674/
Hakeny674/
Oikene674/
Okinio674/
Akenid674/
Acenyi674/
Okenet674/
Akenhi673/
Akenit673/
Hokene673/
Adkeni672/
Okaany672/
Okeneu672/
Okhene672/
Okonni672/
Hokini672/
Oukini672/
Okhoni672/
Ocinyi672/
Okhena672/
Akenai672/
Askeny672/
Hokoni672/
O'Kene671/
Oskiny671/
Okaniy671/
Akeeni671/
Okoini671/
Okonay671/
Akenie671/
Akeyni671/
Hockenhui671/
Okesný671/
Okhiny671/
Akenui671/
Okeena671/
Okeune671/
Okeyne671/
Okhini671/
Okonij671/
Goqeni671/
Akenoy671/
Okiena671/
Aukeny670/
Ockena670/
Ahkeny670/
Ockany670/
Hokena670/

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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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  • 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 Okenyi
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