Okia Surname

47,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8,7271:4,473805
Nigeria1,0691:165,70910,343
Cameroon5021:41,3735,507
Congo1861:26,8232,879
Ivory Coast1761:131,0876,347
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Solomon Islands191:30,5286,049
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
England71:7,959,723202,100
India51:153,413,076951,030
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Okia (1,848) may also be a first name.

Okia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okia (Oriya: ଓକିଆ, Russian: Окиа) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,695th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 672,283 people. The surname Okia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okia reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Okia is also the 177,390th most common forename world-wide It is held by 1,848 people.

Okia is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 8,727 people, or 1 in 4,473. In Uganda Okia is mostly concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 39 percent are found, Bukedea District, where 20 percent are found and Kumi District, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Okia Last Name Statistics demography

Okia earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokia89470/
Okiah89125/
Okija8956/
Hokia8939/
Ockia8935/
Oikia8920/
Okiha897/
Okhia895/
Okkia891/
Okioa891/
Oukia891/
Ogkia891/
Okijah8070/
Okojia8069/
Okeyia8042/
Okejia8024/
Okoyia8014/
Hockia805/
Okaija804/
Okoiya801/
Okoija801/
Ozskia801/
Oskiah801/
Okaiia801/
Okhiat801/
Okajia801/
Hokiat801/
Akia758,551/
Ekia751,211/
Okio75779/
Ukia7588/
Okya7518/
Okja757/
Oqia752/
Okoyiah738/
Okahaia734/
Oukhiat732/
Houskia731/
Hoskias731/
Okhiaie731/
Hokkhia731/
Oukhija731/
Okuojia731/
Gogkhia731/
Okojiea731/
Okaijah731/
Okioaya731/
Hockiat731/
Okyay679,072/
Ochia673,899/
Akiay67752/
Okeah67540/
Oquia67168/
Hokja67160/
Akiah67155/
Ukiah67112/
Akiha67110/
Aukia6785/
Akhia6776/
Akija6768/
Okhio6760/
Hakia6755/
Ukhia6748/
Gakia6748/
Ocija6733/
Hekia6728/
Okioh6728/
Akkia6726/
Ekiah6723/
Okiho6720/
Okeha6711/
Aekia6711/
Okiot679/
Ekija679/
Akioa679/
Ekhia677/
Ackia675/
Okhea674/
Gokja674/
Gokya673/
Okijo673/
Hukia673/
Akiap673/
Akiea672/
Oskya672/
Gukia672/
Ahkia672/
Oqias672/
Ockja671/
Ohkya671/
Oikya671/
Hokya671/
Ekkia671/
Okeoi671/
Okeea671/
Okioy671/
Gokio671/
Eekia671/
Okejiayi671/
Oukya671/
Ouqia671/
Oykya671/
Ehkia671/
Okeoa671/
Ukias670/

Okia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okia in the Oriya language
ଓକିଆoki'a86.96
ଓକିଆତାିଆoki'atai'a4.35
ଓକିଅoki'a4.35
ଓକୀଆoki'a4.35
Okia in the Russian language
Окиаokia-

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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
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  • 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 Okia
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