Okes Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Okes Surname Definition:

= Oakes, q.v.

Okes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3221:1,125,64981,111
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Okes (105) may also be a first name.

Okes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Oakes, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Okes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okes (Hindi: ओकेस, Marathi: ओकेस) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Okes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okes is the 562,135th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. The last name Okes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Okes live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 920,134th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 105 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 1,125,649. In The United States Okes is primarily found in: West Virginia, where 19 percent are found, Indiana, where 17 percent are found and Virginia, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Okes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Okes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Okes surname expanded 290 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Okes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Okes are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Okes earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.21% more than the national average, earning R 307,044 per year and in United States they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning $38,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okese89447/
Hokes89264/
Okehs89169/
Okees89124/
Oukes89121/
Okkes89110/
Ozkes8935/
Okesh8931/
Okies8928/
Okess8928/
Oskes8917/
Oykes8912/
Ockes8911/
Okhes897/
Gokes895/
Okeus895/
Okeys894/
Ojkes892/
Ookes891/
Ohkes891/
Okeas891/
Okeis891/
Odkes891/
Houkes80943/
Hookes80174/
Okkies80147/
Okeese8090/
Hokkes8027/
Hokesh8021/
Okesse8019/
Gokkes808/
O'Kees805/
Okheys805/
Oketse804/
Ockeis802/
O'Keys802/
Ockeys802/
Gokesh801/
Ozkesh801/
Okeesh801/
Ockies801/
Oitkes800/
Hockes800/
Gookes800/
Akes75684/
Ekes75553/
Ékes75542/
Okys75139/
Okis7594/
Oces7576/
Ukes7547/
Okez753/
Okjs752/
Ükes751/
O'Keese7358/
Gokesch7338/
Goukesh7326/
Houckes7321/
Ockheys7310/
Okheest737/
Okeesse734/
Hockeys732/
Ockeese731/
O'Kesse731/
Hockees731/
Hoskess731/
Hokesch731/
Hookeys730/
Hoskets730/
Hakes673,927/
Eckes672,609/
Akese671,843/
Hoces671,308/
Aukes671,182/
Okise67353/
Hokeš67124/
Ozkez67108/
Akesh6782/
Okais6776/
Akkes6770/
Đukes6765/
Oches6763/
Ückes6762/
Gakes6756/
Ekkes6752/
Ackes6747/
Ukesh6737/
Ukese6733/
Akies6727/
Häkes6722/
Okhys6719/
Akess6716/
Occes6713/
Hukes6713/
Okeshova6712/
Gokis6712/
Uzkes679/
Okysh678/
Akeas677/
Okiss677/
Ekesh675/
Ekees674/
Okist674/
O'Keesse673/
Okkez673/
Ekeus673/
Okays673/
Agkes673/
Oques673/
Akeys672/
Akees672/
Hekes672/
Gokez672/
Ökkes672/
Akeus672/
Okish672/
Oceas672/
Ockis671/
Eekes671/
Eukes671/
Gukes671/
Akeis671/
Ukhes671/
Ekies671/
Okece671/
Oceis671/
Hokesova671/
Ockys671/
Gockesch671/
Ekess671/
Okeyz671/
Okeiz671/
Okois671/
Ekehs671/
Okhis671/
Ekeas670/

Okes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okes in the Hindi language
ओकेसokesa-
Okes in the Marathi language
ओकेसokesa-

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