Okiasi Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Okiasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 293 | 1:133,240 | 12,235 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Okiasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okiasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okiasi is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okiasi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 849,693rd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The surname Okiasi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okiasi live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 133,240. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 45 percent reside, Kumi District, where 18 percent reside and Serere District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okihashi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okiazi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Okyasi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akiasi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okiasa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okyasip | 77 | 16 | / |
| Okayosi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Okeashi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okiachi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akiasit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukihashi | 71 | 108 | / |
| Akihashi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekejiasi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okehashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akihassi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akiasa | 67 | 109 | / |
| Akiosi | 67 | 77 | / |
| Ekiazi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Akyasi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Okiose | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okiosa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okeosi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okiaze | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okiasi
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