Oketch Surname
Approximately 29,446 people bear this surname
Oketch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 22,033 | 1:2,096 | 323 |
| Uganda | 7,074 | 1:5,519 | 989 |
| Tanzania | 208 | 1:254,527 | 20,548 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Oketch (4,522) may also be a first name.
Oketch Demographics
Average Oketch Salary in
United States
$47,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oketch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oketch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oketch occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oketch? popularity and diffusion
It is the 18,717th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 247,488 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oketch are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oketch is also the 102,292nd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 4,522 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 22,033 people, or 1 in 2,096. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 22 percent are found, Migori County, where 14 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 24 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Oketch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Oketch earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.21% more than the national average, earning $47,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Ketch | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oketche | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okech | 91 | 28,435 | / |
| Oketc | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aketch | 83 | 13,888 | / |
| Okatch | 83 | 1,269 | / |
| Okotch | 83 | 530 | / |
| Okeche | 83 | 21 | / |
| Eketch | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ockech | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okeech | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hokech | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uketch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okitch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okeach | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okechh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okec | 80 | 512 | / |
| Okitche | 77 | 46 | / |
| Okeiche | 77 | 14 | / |
| Aketche | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oukeche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ockatch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ockotch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akech | 73 | 70,132 | / |
| Okich | 73 | 28 | / |
| Okiec | 73 | 21 | / |
| Okeci | 73 | 3 | / |
| Asketche | 71 | 9 | / |
| Akatch | 67 | 456 | / |
| Akeche | 67 | 411 | / |
| Okiche | 67 | 220 | / |
| Akotch | 67 | 68 | / |
| Akitch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oketse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hakech | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okhich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akeach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akehch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akkech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okitsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocotch | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Oketch
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