Okher Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Okher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
Okher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okher (Russian: Охер) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okher? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Okher reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 3,839,126. In Iran it is most common in: Kurdistan Province, where 50 percent live, West Azerbaijan Province, where 45 percent live and Bushehr Province, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Okher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okher in the Russian language | ||
| Охер | oher | - |
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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 Okher
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