Okiro Surname

225,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2361:37,3623,991
Uganda3901:100,10110,065
Nigeria1481:1,196,91148,419
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
England21:27,859,030389,889
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Okiro (211) may also be a first name.

Okiro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okiro is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Okiro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okiro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 225,936th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,053,140 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okiro reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okiro is also the 622,565th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 211 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,236 people, or 1 in 37,362. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 18 percent live, Nairobi County, where 16 percent live and Kisii County, where 14 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Okiro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Okiro earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okairo91107/
Okioro9185/
Hokiro9115/
Okirot9112/
Okiero917/
Oskiro912/
Okiroi912/
Okirho911/
Okiroh911/
Okiroo911/
Okoiro911/
Okierou8399/
Gokirou835/
Oukoiro831/
Houkiro831/
Okiroth831/
Okero803,553/
Okuro801,877/
Akiro80873/
Okira80539/
Ekiro8034/
Ukiro8023/
Okreo8015/
Ociro806/
Hokuro731,707/
Ukairo73925/
Ekiruo73155/
Oukira73137/
Ochiro7398/
Oskero7386/
Okcira7380/
Okhira7373/
Hakiro7362/
Okerho7344/
Okeroa7342/
Okuroh7340/
Akairo7328/
Okeruo7327/
Akiroh7324/
Akirou7324/
Hokira7320/
Akoiro7317/
Gokira7313/
Okaira7312/
Akiruo7311/
Ockreo7310/
Akkiro737/
Okitra736/
Okiera736/
Akhiro735/
Ekiero735/
Akirot733/
Okeero732/
Okoira732/
Akuiro732/
Okiora732/
Okurho731/
Okhero731/
Okkero731/
Akiroi731/
Akiroa731/
Ukhiro731/
Okuira731/
Okuroi731/
Hekiro731/
Okirat731/
Hokreo731/
Akhiroh67402/
Oukhira67368/
Ochiroo67140/
Akhiero6717/
Ukairoh679/
Houkreo675/
Oukerro675/
Hakirou673/
Oqueiro672/
Akairot671/
Akairoh671/
Haskiro671/
Okyoroi671/
Hookreo671/
Okhirah671/
Oquiroz671/
Hakirot671/
Oukerou671/

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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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  • 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 Okiro
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