Oketi Surname

446,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oketi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oketi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6161:63,3757,229
Kenya741:624,05328,587
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India91:85,229,487684,495
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oketi (47) may also be a first name.

Oketi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oketi has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oketi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 446,308th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,538,673 people. The surname Oketi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oketi are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Oketi is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 47 people.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 616 people, or 1 in 63,375. In Uganda Oketi is primarily concentrated in: Dokolo District, where 20 percent reside, Hoima District, where 19 percent reside and Masindi District, where 18 percent reside. Beside Uganda it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Oketi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Oketi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okethi912,311/
Goketi91351/
Oketie9167/
Oketti919/
Oketai911/
Oketio911/
Ouketi911/
Okeiti911/
Oketoi911/
Oketieh835/
Gokethi833/
Gokeati831/
Goketti831/
Okechti831/
Okoetie831/
Oketa807,392/
Okiti802,729/
Aketi802,710/
Okoti801,811/
Okete801,189/
Eketi80245/
Okati80133/
Uketi8092/
Okety804/
Oukhetti771/
Okotie7315,395/
Okitoi732,008/
Oketta73633/
Aaketi73245/
Ukethi73130/
Okothi73125/
Okatyi73121/
Oketha73103/
Okoiti7391/
Uketui7373/
Okette7372/
Okeite7366/
Okathi7350/
Ookoti7349/
Ekketi7333/
Akeiti7329/
Okitie7328/
Aketti7327/
Okotai7326/
Gokiti7325/
Oketeh7323/
Eketei7322/
Okotoi7317/
Okysti7313/
Okitti7313/
Akketi7312/
Okkati7312/
Okeita7311/
Okoete7311/
Oikati739/
Okeete738/
Okiete738/
Okitui738/
Okotti737/
Oukoti736/
Akoeti736/
Akethi735/
Okitii735/
Akeati734/
Atketi734/
Okatie734/
Ekaeti734/
Okatai734/
Oketes734/
Eketai734/
Uokoti733/
Hokoti733/
Gokete732/
Oketay732/
Oketed732/
Okotei732/
Uketti732/
Oketaj732/
Ookati731/
Aeketi731/
Akeeti731/
Aketii731/
Akeyti731/
Asketi731/
Uuketi731/
Okeute731/
Aketei731/
Otkiti731/
Okitai731/
Okketa731/
Oketer731/
Oketty731/
Oikiti731/
Okuiti731/
Okotih731/
Ocheti731/
Ekeiti731/
Eketti731/
Ekeyti731/
Oketea731/
Eketie731/
Oyketa731/
Hokiti731/
Oukhiti67273/
Ochetti67164/
Gakethi6772/
Oketteh6737/
Akhetie679/
Ekaetie676/
Aakeati675/
Okoette674/
Uokette674/
Okhathi673/
Hokatti672/
O'Keete671/
Okhotih671/
Hoskete671/
Aakeeti671/
Aaketti671/
Athketi671/
Oketter671/
Oketaya671/
Ekeatoi671/
Oucheti671/
Okketta671/
Ochetai671/
Ekketti671/
Ekethie671/
Okhatie671/
Okottie671/
Akhethi671/
Uiketui671/
Hockety670/

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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 Oketi
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