Okir Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Okir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Okir (31) may also be a first name.
Okir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okir (Hindi: ाोकिर, Russian: Окир) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okir? popularity and diffusion
Okir is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Okir live; 42 percent live in Central Africa and 42 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 31 people.
The last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Cameroon Okir is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gokir | 89 | 755 | / |
| Okire | 89 | 302 | / |
| Okier | 89 | 57 | / |
| Oukir | 89 | 17 | / |
| Okhir | 89 | 9 | / |
| Okair | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ozkir | 89 | 5 | / |
| Okoir | 89 | 5 | / |
| Oikir | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hokir | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okirr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ockir | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hokair | 80 | 398 | / |
| Okoire | 80 | 176 | / |
| Ockier | 80 | 141 | / |
| Okhire | 80 | 37 | / |
| Okirhe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Ozzkir | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gokkir | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ouskir | 80 | 9 | / |
| O'kier | 80 | 5 | / |
| Okaire | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oukkir | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hotkir | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okeire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gokair | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouzkir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oukire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hokier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Okirth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Akir | 75 | 2,670 | / |
| Oker | 75 | 1,165 | / |
| Ukir | 75 | 718 | / |
| Ocir | 75 | 288 | / |
| Okre | 75 | 146 | / |
| Ekir | 75 | 36 | / |
| Oqir | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ouchkir | 73 | 613 | / |
| Oukheir | 73 | 137 | / |
| Ottckir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhuire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okere | 67 | 86,631 | / |
| Akhir | 67 | 12,528 | / |
| Ochir | 67 | 3,637 | / |
| Ocker | 67 | 3,020 | / |
| Goker | 67 | 1,243 | / |
| Akier | 67 | 868 | / |
| Okker | 67 | 447 | / |
| Akire | 67 | 396 | / |
| Hoker | 67 | 302 | / |
| Uoker | 67 | 301 | / |
| Hakir | 67 | 194 | / |
| Ekier | 67 | 88 | / |
| Gukir | 67 | 73 | / |
| Otker | 67 | 48 | / |
| Akkir | 67 | 41 | / |
| Akair | 67 | 38 | / |
| Okeer | 67 | 36 | / |
| Aakir | 67 | 30 | / |
| Okkır | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ukhir | 67 | 27 | / |
| Okher | 67 | 26 | / |
| Oeker | 67 | 25 | / |
| Okhre | 67 | 24 | / |
| Akcir | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ukire | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ahkir | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gakir | 67 | 17 | / |
| Akuir | 67 | 17 | / |
| Adkir | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ekuir | 67 | 11 | / |
| Akihr | 67 | 11 | / |
| Agkir | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akeir | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akoir | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ukeir | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aukir | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akior | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okerr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ooker | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ohker | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oquir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ouker | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akgir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocihr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oucir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okreh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oqier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okyre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hukir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oceir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ockre | 67 | 0 | / |
Okir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okir in the Hindi language | ||
| ाोकिर | aokira | - |
| Okir in the Russian language | ||
| Окир | okir | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okir
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