Okinya Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Okinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 212 | 1:835,579 | 36,885 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Okinya (10) may also be a first name.
Okinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okinya is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okinya? popularity and diffusion
Okinya is the 1,104,724th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okinya are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okinya is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 835,579. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 70 percent live, Benue, where 16 percent live and Enugu, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeinya | 92 | 25 | / |
| Okoinya | 92 | 13 | / |
| Okainya | 92 | 2 | / |
| Okienya | 92 | 2 | / |
| Okoinyah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okinyo | 83 | 1,437 | / |
| Akinya | 83 | 763 | / |
| Okenya | 83 | 453 | / |
| Ocinya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Okinia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okinja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gakinya | 77 | 1,149 | / |
| Okeanya | 77 | 115 | / |
| Akhinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukainya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okinjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okhinia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okionyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akainyah | 71 | 438 | / |
| Akinayia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukenya | 67 | 549 | / |
| Akinyo | 67 | 544 | / |
| Akenya | 67 | 250 | / |
| Okenyo | 67 | 75 | / |
| Oskoinnia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Akinja | 67 | 20 | / |
| Okenia | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ocenya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okinjo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okinio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akinia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okoignaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhenaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ackainyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okineo | 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 Okinya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis