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 has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Okesi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okesi is the 1,491,356th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Okesi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okesi are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 24 people.
The surname Okesi is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 824,641. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 96 percent live, Bungoma County, where 2 percent live and Kakamega County, where 2 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 19 percent live.
Okesi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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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