Oketh Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oketh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oketh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1091:358,15923,337
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oketh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oketh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Oketh occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oketh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,736,881st most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oketh live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 358,159. In Uganda Oketh is most common in: Kiryandongo District, where 25 percent reside, Nebbi District, where 24 percent reside and Masindi District, where 12 percent reside. Not including Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeith9160/
Okeath9116/
Okieth911/
Okeeth910/
Oket89110/
O'Keith8333/
O'Ketch831/
Okeheth831/
O'Keath831/
Okete801,189/
Eketh80577/
Ocket80121/
Aketh8011/
Hoket8010/
Okhet808/
Ouket807/
Goket806/
Okiet802/
Okith802/
Okeet801/
Okett801/
O'Keethe771/
Hokett73521/
Okette7372/
Okeite7366/
Hosket7362/
Hocket7316/
Okeete738/
Okisth733/
Akeith732/
Gouket732/
Ockiet731/
Heketh731/
Ekeeth731/
Ockett731/
Haketh731/
Hooket731/
Gokeet731/
Hockett674,463/
Okit67595/
Aket67273/
Ocet67234/
Eket67228/
Öket6767/
Oked6716/
Hacketh6711/
Okheest677/
Uokette674/
Hoskett673/
Hoskete671/
Hockiet671/
Hockeit671/
Okayteh671/
O'Keete671/
Hakeeth671/
Oickett671/
Hokkett670/
Hookett670/
Hoskeet670/
Hoscket670/
Hoskets670/

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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 Oketh
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