Okers Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Okers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Okers Last Name Facts

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

Okers is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Okers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okers? popularity and diffusion

Okers is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Okers live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa Okers is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 94 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Belgium, where 5 percent reside.

Okers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Okers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Okers Last Name Statistics demography

Okers earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.77% less than the national average, earning R 71,832 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okkers911,100/
Ockers91582/
Okerst918/
Ohkers912/
Ockersz83890/
Okkerse83630/
Hockers83313/
Ockerse83196/
Oskeirs832/
Hookers831/
Oeckers831/
Oehkers831/
Hoekers831/
Akers8037,507/
Ekers80465/
Ukers8011/
Okors801/
Okars801/
Ocers800/
D'Hokers772/
O'Kearse771/
Ockersse771/
Ackers732,834/
Eckers731,045/
Akkers73399/
Ekkers73226/
Hekers73146/
Eekers7385/
Eukers7333/
Akerst7319/
Ekerås7314/
Hakers7310/
Aukers7310/
Akerse737/
Aakers733/
Akersd731/
Akcers731/
Ochers731/
Akersh731/
Ockars730/
Gukers730/
D'Hoekers7142/
Hakkers67670/
Heckers67639/
Hekkers67337/
Heukers67209/
Hackers6760/
Askerås673/
Huckers671/
Askhers671/
Okerche671/
D'Akers671/
Hochers670/
Houkors670/
Hokerch670/
Eckeers670/
Haskers670/

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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 Okers
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