Okesi Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Okesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 56 | 1:824,641 | 32,113 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
Okesi (24) may also be a first name.
Okesi Demographics
Okesi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okesi is found most in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okesi is the 1,491,356th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okesi reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okesi is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent forename internationally, held by 24 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 824,641. In Kenya Okesi is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 96 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 2 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 19 percent reside.
Okesi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Okesi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Okesi
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