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 has its highest incidence in Benin. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okessi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okessi is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okessi live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Okessi is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin it is most common in: Borgou Department, where 67 percent live and Atakora Department, where 33 percent live. Beside Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent live.
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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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