Oketch Surname

18,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oketch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oketch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya22,0331:2,096323
Uganda7,0741:5,519989
Tanzania2081:254,52720,548
United States371:9,796,187405,931
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
England171:3,277,533109,658
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Qatar91:262,00030,726
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Oketch (4,522) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Ketch921/
Oketche921/
Okech9128,435/
Oketc912/
Aketch8313,888/
Okatch831,269/
Okotch83530/
Okeche8321/
Eketch832/
Ockech832/
Okeech832/
Hokech831/
Uketch831/
Okitch831/
Okeach831/
Okechh831/
Okec80512/
Okitche7746/
Okeiche7714/
Aketche774/
Oukeche771/
Ockatch771/
Ockotch771/
Akech7370,132/
Okich7328/
Okiec7321/
Okeci733/
Asketche719/
Akatch67456/
Akeche67411/
Okiche67220/
Akotch6768/
Akitch675/
Oketse674/
Hakech673/
Okhich673/
Akeach671/
Akeych671/
Akehch671/
Akeech671/
Akkech671/
Oukich671/
Okitsh671/
Ocotch670/

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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
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  • 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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