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 last name Okes (Hindi: ओकेस, Marathi: ओकेस) occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 562,135th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. The surname Okes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Okes reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 920,134th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 105 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 1,125,649. In The United States it is most numerous in: West Virginia, where 19 percent reside, Indiana, where 17 percent reside and Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Okes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Okes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Okes surname increased 290 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Okes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okes surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.17% 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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