Okilan Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Guyana

Okilan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okilan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1381:282,89320,096
Philippines1131:895,91381,345
India51:153,413,076951,030
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Okilan (162) may also be a first name.

Okilan Last Name Facts

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

Okilan (Hindi: ओकिलन, Oriya: ଓକିଲନ) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Okilan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okilan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 978,274th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. Okilan is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Okilan are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 720,105th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 162 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 282,893. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kumi District, where 44 percent live, Soroti District, where 20 percent live and Ngora District, where 14 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 43 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okailan921/
Gokilan921/
O'Kilan921/
Akilan83986/
Oqilan83239/
Okulan8317/
Ukilan835/
Okelan833/
Ekilan832/
Okilon831/
Oqailan77358/
Oquilan77143/
Akilyan7785/
Akilang7771/
Akilian7736/
Okilong7728/
Okyılan7726/
Akeilan7722/
Akielan7721/
Akhilan779/
Akilane776/
Okeelan774/
Ocuilan774/
Hakilan772/
Akilann772/
Ekilain771/
Akilean771/
Okulyan771/
Akilain771/
Akkilan771/
Okealan771/
Ocilian771/
Ocquilan7120/
Gokelyan714/
Okelahan712/
Akkilyan711/
Adkhilan711/
Akiliane711/
Akilahan711/
Aakhilan711/
Ackiland711/
Aqilan671,828/
Ekulan67907/
Akelan6769/
Acilan6728/
Ocelan6716/
Akilon6716/
Oculan6714/
Ekilon6710/
Akulan675/
Ukelan674/
Eqilan674/
Okelon672/
Ekelan672/
Oqelan671/
Akilanova671/

Okilan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okilan in the Hindi language
ओकिलनokilana-
Okilan in the Oriya language
ଓକିଲନokilana52.38
ଓକିଲନ୍okilan28.57
ଓକିଲାନokilana14.29
ଓକୀଲନokilana4.76

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okilan
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