Okiyo Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okiyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okiyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1521:1,165,41347,471
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
England141:3,979,861125,553
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Okiyo (122) may also be a first name.

Okiyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okiyo (Hindi: ओकियो) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okiyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 975,866th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Okiyo live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 844,248th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 122 people.

The last name Okiyo is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria Okiyo is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 55 percent are found, Delta, where 32 percent are found and Kaduna, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Okiyo is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Okiyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeiyo915/
Okiyot912/
Okioyo911/
Okiyoh911/
Okeyo8026,401/
Okoyo806,164/
Okiya804,145/
Akiyo801,781/
Okiyi801,753/
Okuyo801,207/
Okayo80573/
Okioi80453/
Okiye80320/
Ekiyo80152/
Ukiyo8015/
Okiey8010/
Okeiy805/
Okoiy804/
Okijo803/
Okoio803/
Okioa801/
Okyoe801/
Okioy801/
Goikoiyo7713/
Ockiya73795/
Hokoyo73260/
Okioya7398/
Okoiye7380/
Okahio7373/
Okoyoh7366/
Hokuyo7353/
Okiyah7345/
Okouyo7335/
Okeyoh7327/
Akaiyo7327/
Okioja7320/
Okhiya7319/
Gokoyo7316/
Gakiyo7314/
Okeiye7310/
Akuiyo739/
Okaiye739/
Gokiya738/
Okoyyo737/
Okioye736/
Okieyi735/
Okuoyo735/
Ukoiyo734/
Okhiye734/
Ochiyo733/
Okeyod733/
Okeayo733/
Okhayo733/
Ockiye732/
Hakiyo732/
Hokiye731/
Okoeyo731/
Okaiyi731/
Okayio731/
Ockiyi731/
Okoiyi731/
Okieye731/
Hokiya731/
Ookiye731/
Oukaiy731/
Okayou731/
Okeiio731/
Okieya731/
Okiyas731/
Okiyat731/
Okiyeh731/
Okhaiy731/
Okoyot731/
Ukhiyo731/
Akieyo731/
Akoiyo731/
Askiyo731/
Okoyio731/
Okhioy731/
Okijio731/
Okujyo731/
Akhiyo731/
Okai6742,477/
Okoi6715,547/
Okou6714,978/
Okay6712,098/
Okui6711,223/
Okey6710,881/
Okoe673,981/
Okei672,362/
Okie672,207/
Okoa671,149/
Okoy67228/
Okhioya67132/
Okye67107/
Okcahyo6732/
Okji6714/
Oukhaiy6710/
Oukhiya676/
Okoj674/
Okuy673/
Okoyowa672/
Okhuoyo672/
Oukayou671/
Hoikiyi671/
Okheiyi671/
Hukhiyo671/
Oukhiyi671/
Oukouyo671/
Okéi671/
Gokouyo671/
Okhaiye671/
Okioaya671/
Hockoyo671/

Okiyo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okiyo in the Hindi language
ओकियोokiyo-

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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 Okiyo
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