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

Oketh is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oketh.

How Common Is The Last Name Oketh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname Oketh is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oketh are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 358,159. In Uganda Oketh is mostly concentrated in: Kiryandongo District, where 25 percent live, Nebbi District, where 24 percent live and Masindi District, where 12 percent live. Excluding Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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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