Okeya Surname

134,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9201:192,54611,649
Kenya7961:58,0155,739
Japan7411:172,5298,289
Uganda5631:69,3427,734
Tanzania1711:309,60023,673
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
England421:1,326,62059,571
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Okeya (846) may also be a first name.

Okeya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okeya (Russian: Окея) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 134,129th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,170,204 people. Okeya occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Okeya are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 27 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 280,396th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 846 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 920 people, or 1 in 192,546. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 42 percent live, Rivers, where 14 percent live and Delta, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 24 percent live and Japan, where 22 percent live.

Okeya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Okeya surname is predominantly Christian (94%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Okeya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Okeya earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ockeya9111/
Okeyah918/
Gokeya916/
Hokeya911/
Okeeya911/
Okieya911/
Okey8910,881/
Okea89270/
Okeyaja832/
Okeyo8026,401/
Okaya805,107/
Okoya804,847/
Okiya804,145/
Gokey802,041/
Okuya801,901/
Ekeya801,270/
Okeye801,255/
Hokey80943/
Akeya80654/
Okeah80540/
Ockey80514/
Okeja80348/
Okeyi80293/
O'Key8073/
Ukeya8014/
Okeia8014/
Oskea8013/
Okeyu8012/
Hokea8011/
Okeha8011/
Okiey8010/
Gokea806/
Ookey805/
Okeiy805/
Okhea804/
Okeyh803/
Oukey802/
Oikey802/
Okkey802/
Otkey801/
Okeea801/
Okeyz801/
Hockey735,371/
Okouya731,618/
Hookey731,050/
Hokuya73813/
Ockiya73795/
Oukaya73341/
Okhaya73210/
Okioya7398/
Okkaya7389/
Gookey7368/
Hodkey7366/
Okuyaz7361/
Okayah7346/
Okiyah7345/
Okhoya7344/
Ocheya7339/
Okehia7330/
Okuyat7328/
Okeyoh7327/
Okejah7326/
Eukeya7321/
Hokeah7319/
Okhiya7319/
Okeath7316/
Okoeye7314/
Okhuya7313/
Oukhey739/
Gokiya738/
Gokoya737/
Okgoya737/
Okeeye737/
Okoyah736/
Goukey736/
Okieyi735/
Okoeja735/
Okeahe735/
Occeya735/
Okheys735/
Okeiyo735/
Okoaya734/
Okuoya734/
Hakeya733/
Oukoya733/
Okeyod733/
Okgaya733/
Gakeya732/
Okaaya732/
O'Keys732/
Ukheya732/
Ockeys732/
Oskoya731/
Okeyhe731/
Hokoya731/
Okoeyo731/
Gockey731/
Okuyah731/
Okejas731/
Ookoya731/
Okoeia731/
Okieye731/
Otkoya731/
Gokaya731/
Hukeya731/
Hokiya731/
Ozkoya731/
Okiyas731/
Okiyat731/
Ockaya731/
Ekeeya731/
Aekeya731/
Ogkeha731/
Okeach731/
Ukehya731/
O'Skea730/
Outkey730/
Occkey730/
Okai6742,477/
Okay6712,098/
Okae674,938/
Okoe673,981/
Akey673,816/
Ukey673,231/
Okei672,362/
Okie672,207/
Okee671,768/
Okoa671,149/
Ekey67942/
Okaj67821/
Okaa67792/
Okhuoya67767/
Ekea67414/
Okau67291/
Okoy67228/
Oukheyi67204/
Gokkaya67194/
Akea67152/
Okhioya67132/
Okye67107/
Okue6782/
Okeu6780/
Ocea6777/
Ukea6739/
Ozkayas6724/
Okoyaya6713/
Ockheys6710/
Gogkaya677/
Oukhiya676/
Haukeya675/
Okej675/
Oukhoya675/
Okejazz674/
Okouyas674/
Okkeiah673/
Oshkoya673/
Okuy673/
Okhouya673/
Ookhuya672/
Okejaja672/
Hockeys672/
Okoyowa672/
Okuyaya672/
Ocey672/
O'Keath671/
Ozskaya671/
Hocckey671/
Okheiyi671/
Oykeeye671/
Ozkahya671/
Ozkhaya671/
Hakheya671/
Okhuyah671/
Okioaya671/
Okoyaja671/
Oykhoya671/
Oqea671/
Hookeys670/
Hoockey670/
Houskey670/

Okeya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okeya in the Russian language
Океяokea-

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