Okiya Surname
Approximately 4,145 people bear this surname
Okiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,441 | 1:18,918 | 2,223 |
| Uganda | 1,204 | 1:32,425 | 4,364 |
| Japan | 302 | 1:423,325 | 13,279 |
| Nigeria | 118 | 1:1,501,210 | 57,254 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Okiya (656) may also be a first name.
Okiya Demographics
Okiya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okiya (Hindi: ओकिया) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 111,901st most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,758,153 people. The surname Okiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Okiya live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Okiya is also the 324,189th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 656 people.
Okiya is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,441 people, or 1 in 18,918. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 34 percent are found, Busia County, where 17 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 29 percent are found and Japan, where 7 percent are found.
Okiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Okiya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Okiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okiya in the Hindi language | ||
| ओकिया | okiya | 66.67 |
| ओकीया | okiya | 33.33 |
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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 Okiya
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