Okesa Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda511:765,47637,015
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okesa (103) may also be a first name.

Okesa Last Name Facts

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

Okesa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Okesa.

How Common Is The Last Name Okesa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okesa is the 2,168,711th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okesa are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Okesa is also the 930,172nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 103 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 765,476. In Uganda Okesa is primarily concentrated in: Masindi District, where 41 percent reside, Hoima District, where 37 percent reside and Arua District, where 12 percent reside. Barring Uganda Okesa occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Okesa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Okesa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okesha9147/
Okessa915/
Okesia915/
Okesoa912/
Okesap911/
Okesai911/
Oekesa911/
Okeisa911/
Okesaya837/
Oketsha831/
Okessah831/
Ekesa803,715/
Okasa801,537/
Okisa80727/
Okosa80581/
Akesa80484/
Okese80447/
Okeja80348/
Okeca80285/
Okesi80141/
Okeso8040/
Ukesa8033/
Okeza801/
Ocesa801/
Okasha7347,666/
Okisai731,381/
Okassa73320/
Okeese7390/
Gakesa7355/
Ochesa7347/
Okosha7341/
Akeasa7338/
Okesei7337/
Okezia7336/
Okeisi7331/
Okissa7330/
Okejah7326/
Hakesa7326/
Okeaso7320/
Okesse7319/
Okesoy7319/
Ekessa7318/
Okeshi7318/
Okosah7317/
Akesah7316/
Okeazi7315/
Okesie7312/
Okasai7312/
Ekeasa7311/
Okahsa7311/
Okossa7311/
Okasah7310/
Akesha739/
Okeusi739/
Akessa739/
Okaasa735/
Ukesah735/
Okessi735/
Akiesa735/
Ekaesa734/
Oketse734/
Okkosa733/
Okejai733/
Okeeso733/
Okesho733/
Okosaa732/
Okiosa732/
Ukesha732/
Okeesi732/
Okesoh731/
Okiese731/
Okejas731/
Ukessa731/
Okigea731/
Hokisa731/
Hokesi731/
Oquesa731/
Oukasa731/
Okehca731/
Okejja731/
Okheca731/
Gokisa731/
Ekeesa731/
Akhesa731/
Ekesah731/
Okaeso731/
Okhasa731/
Okhisa731/
Okisah731/
Ekiesa731/
Oukisa731/
Oukasha67214/
Oketcha6772/
O'Keese6758/
Gakhesa6748/
Okashah6735/
Gokeshi6731/
Okaasai6724/
Akessai6712/
Okeesho6711/
Ozkeser6710/
Okashaa679/
Okeishi678/
Okascha676/
Ozkesis676/
Okeesse674/
Okejazz674/
Okheuse674/
Okeashi674/
Akeisha673/
Okeachi673/
Okeazuo673/
Hakesha673/
Hokessi672/
Okeïcha672/
Akeshah672/
Akiesha671/
Ockeese671/
O'Kesse671/
Hokasha671/
Aukesha671/
Ekaesau671/
Okeszie671/
Okashau671/
Okosiea671/
Okeshii671/
Hokessy671/
Oukecha671/
Oukhosa671/
Osquesa671/
Okeasso671/
Okasaai671/
Okissai671/
Okethca671/
Oketshi671/
Hakiesa671/
Akehsah671/
Akessad671/
Akessay671/
Okhassa671/
Ooketsi671/
Hokosha671/
Akeisah671/
Akessas671/
Akeesha670/
Akeysha670/

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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 Okesa
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