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 in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 111,901st most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,758,153 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Okiya are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Okiya is also the 324,189th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 656 people.
It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,441 people, or 1 in 18,918. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 34 percent reside, Busia County, where 17 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside. Not including Kenya it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 29 percent reside and Japan, where 7 percent reside.
Okiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Okiya surname is chiefly 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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