Okessi Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Okessi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Okessi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okessi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okessi occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okessi? popularity and diffusion
Okessi is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okessi are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Okessi is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin Okessi is most common in: Borgou Department, where 67 percent are found and Atakora Department, where 33 percent are found. Besides Benin it exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent are found.
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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 Okessi
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