Okileng Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okileng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okileng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2741:142,47912,806
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Okileng Last Name Facts

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

Okileng occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okileng? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okileng is the 940,398th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The last name Okileng is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okileng live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 142,479. In Uganda Okileng is mostly found in: Soroti District, where 22 percent reside, Serere District, where 15 percent reside and Kumi District, where 15 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okaileng93122/
Okilen921/
Akileng861,043/
Ekileng8623/
Okiling863/
Okeleng861/
Oklen8336/
Akaileng802/
Okhielen801/
Akoileng801/
Akilen779/
Hoklen771/
Okilina7110/
Okhelen719/
Akiling716/
Okuling716/
Okgilin713/
Adkilen713/
Ekiling712/
Oceleng711/
Ekeleng711/
Akilien711/
Ockelen711/
Occilen711/
Okeleun711/
Hakleng711/
Okhilin711/
Gokelen710/
Ockeloen67428/
Aklen6725/
Gockelen6722/
Ozkilinc677/
Hakiling671/

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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 Okileng
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