Okim Surname

139,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Chad

Okim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9351:91,5476,352
Chad6741:20,1662,465
Uganda3811:102,46510,230
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Mauritius391:33,1656,661
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Okim (1,312) may also be a first name.

Okim Last Name Facts

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

Okim (Arabic: اوكيم, Hindi: ोकीम, Russian: Оким) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Okim.

How Common Is The Last Name Okim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 139,585th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,276,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Okim reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 217,076th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 1,312 people.

The last name Okim is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,935 people, or 1 in 91,547. In Nigeria Okim is most common in: Cross River, where 76 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 11 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 21 percent live and Uganda, where 12 percent live.

Okim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okim surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Okim earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.35% more than the national average, earning $68,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hokim89164/
Ozkim8925/
Gokim8923/
Okhim8915/
Okime898/
Okkim897/
O'Kim896/
Okiem893/
Ohkim892/
Otkim892/
Okoim891/
Okiom891/
Oukim891/
Odkim891/
Okaim891/
Okchim80152/
Hoikim8021/
Hookim8017/
Houkim804/
Okimhe804/
Huokim801/
Gookim801/
Ouhkim801/
Okoitm801/
Gokhim801/
Goukim801/
Akim7511,240/
Ekim758,473/
Okem753,310/
Ukim751,918/
Ocim75487/
Oqim7528/
Ákim758/
Èkim751/
Okym751/
Okheime73108/
Ookchim7395/
Okimova7349/
Okhimhe7343/
Hoihkim7336/
Okaimeh732/
Hochkim731/
Hockhim731/
Hockkim731/
Hakim67515,938/
Hekim676,675/
Okeme674,872/
Ochim672,845/
Ackim672,581/
Akhim672,284/
Ahkim67884/
Akkim67728/
Akime67511/
Ukime67263/
Uikim6772/
Okhym6755/
Ekiem6752/
Okeem6734/
Aukim6733/
Odkem6733/
Uykim6732/
Gakim6730/
Oukem6727/
Aakim6719/
Ukhim6717/
Ákhim6717/
Akaim6715/
Ukkim6712/
Hukim6710/
Aekim6710/
Akuim679/
Akimm678/
Ukiem675/
Oquim675/
Akiem674/
Akiom674/
Okhem673/
Gukim673/
Okcem672/
Ekeim672/
Ukiom672/
Ukimh672/
Gokem672/
Agkim672/
Ekkim672/
Akeim671/
Utkim671/
Otkem671/
Okaym671/
Okeam671/
Ocaim671/
Ockem671/
Ekaim671/
Akism671/
Ocihm671/
Ogkjm671/
Ukitm671/
A'Kim671/
Aqkim671/
Hockheim670/
Hochkeim670/
Hokem670/
Ehkim670/
Hookheim670/

Okim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okim in the Hindi language
ोकीमokima-
Okim in the Russian language
Окимokim-
Okim in the Arabic language
اوكيمawkym-

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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 Okim
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