Okeya Surname
Approximately 3,358 people bear this surname
Okeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 920 | 1:192,546 | 11,649 |
| Kenya | 796 | 1:58,015 | 5,739 |
| Japan | 741 | 1:172,529 | 8,289 |
| Uganda | 563 | 1:69,342 | 7,734 |
| Tanzania | 171 | 1:309,600 | 23,673 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Okeya (846) may also be a first name.
Okeya Demographics
Okeya Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
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
Okeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okeya in the Russian language | ||
| Окея | okea | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Okeya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis