Okir Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Okir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokir89755/
Okire89302/
Okier8957/
Oukir8917/
Okhir899/
Okair899/
Ozkir895/
Okoir895/
Oikir891/
Hokir891/
Okirr891/
Ockir890/
Hokair80398/
Okoire80176/
Ockier80141/
Okhire8037/
Okirhe8028/
Ozzkir8012/
Gokkir809/
Ouskir809/
O'kier805/
Okaire804/
Oukkir804/
Hotkir803/
Okeire802/
Gokair801/
Ouzkir801/
Oukire801/
Hokier800/
Okirth800/
Akir752,670/
Oker751,165/
Ukir75718/
Ocir75288/
Okre75146/
Ekir7536/
Oqir759/
Ouchkir73613/
Oukheir73137/
Ottckir731/
Okhuire731/
Okere6786,631/
Akhir6712,528/
Ochir673,637/
Ocker673,020/
Goker671,243/
Akier67868/
Okker67447/
Akire67396/
Hoker67302/
Uoker67301/
Hakir67194/
Ekier6788/
Gukir6773/
Otker6748/
Akkir6741/
Akair6738/
Okeer6736/
Aakir6730/
Okkır6730/
Ukhir6727/
Okher6726/
Oeker6725/
Okhre6724/
Akcir6721/
Ukire6719/
Ahkir6718/
Gakir6717/
Akuir6717/
Adkir6712/
Ekuir6711/
Akihr6711/
Agkir6710/
Akeir679/
Akoir678/
Ukeir676/
Aukir676/
Akior675/
Okerr675/
Ooker674/
Ohker674/
Oquir674/
Ouker673/
Akgir672/
Ocihr672/
Oucir671/
Okreh671/
Ekeir671/
Oqier671/
Okyre671/
Hukir671/
Ukier671/
Oceir671/
Ukair671/
Ockre670/

Okir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okir in the Hindi language
ाोकिरaokira-
Okir in the Russian language
Окирokir-

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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 Okir
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