Okimaw Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Okimaw Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Nehiyawewin (Cree language) word okimaw, meaning 'boss' and 'leader'.

Okimaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Okimaw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Nehiyawewin (Cree language) word okimaw, meaning 'boss' and 'leader'.

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Okimaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okimaw occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Okimaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Okimaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okimaw is the 1,775,494th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Okimaw live; 99 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 347,600. In Canada it is most frequent in: Alberta, where 36 percent are found, Ontario, where 32 percent are found and British Columbia, where 17 percent are found. Other than Canada this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Okimaw Last Name Statistics demography

Okimaw earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 27.62% less than the national average, earning $35,963 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hookimaw86112/
Okemaw8323/
Okimow836/
Okimova7749/
Okomoaw771/
Okimowe771/
Okemow67355/
Akimow67141/
Okimov6744/
Ekimow679/
Ukamaw671/
Yakimow6289/
Okeymow6253/
Yakimiw622/
Okoemuw621/
Yakiemow574/
Akmew552/
Agmaw551/
Akomuw502/

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Footnotes

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