Okereto Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okereto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okereto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Okereto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okereto occurs most in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okereto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Okereto occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okereto are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 50 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 50 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okereta862/
Ekereto861/
Okerito861/
Ekeretou801/
Akoereto801/
Acereto71608/
Okarito717/
Ekereta714/
Okorato713/
Okireta712/
Okorito711/
Okoroto711/
Aceretto6748/
Akerreta6713/
Ochereta671/
Okarotou671/
Akerrito671/
Ekeretta671/
Okorotuo671/
Okoirito671/

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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 Okereto
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