Oketola Surname

292,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oketola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oketola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2501:141,7149,079
Benin301:344,52026,827
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Oketola (57) may also be a first name.

Oketola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oketola is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oketola? popularity and diffusion

Oketola is the 292,450th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,575,781 people. The surname Oketola occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oketola live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 57 people.

Oketola is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,250 people, or 1 in 141,714. In Nigeria Oketola is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 31 percent are found, Lagos, where 29 percent are found and Ogun, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Oketola is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Oketola Last Name Statistics demography

Oketola earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeitola937/
Otketola933/
Okoetola931/
Okitola866/
Aketola865/
Oketula861/
Okitela71318/
Akitola71135/
Ekatola7168/
Okitala7138/
Okatala7112/
Oketulo711/
Akatola711/
Ekotola711/
Okotolo711/
Acettola679/
Okittela671/
Okiteela671/
Accetola671/

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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 Oketola
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