Okkers Surname

335,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Okkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0661:50,8236,449
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Okkers Last Name Facts

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

Okkers is found most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okkers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 335,329th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,625,042 people. The surname Okkers is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okkers live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Okkers is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,066 people, or 1 in 50,823. In South Africa Okkers is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 80 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live. Aside from South Africa it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Okkers Last Name Statistics demography

Okkers earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.37% less than the national average, earning R 217,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okkerse92630/
Okers9120/
Ockers83582/
Akkers83399/
Ekkers83226/
Okerst838/
Ohkers832/
Ockersz77890/
Hakkers77670/
Hekkers77337/
Hockers77313/
Ockerse77196/
Oskeirs772/
Hoekers771/
Oehkers771/
Oeckers771/
Hookers771/
Akers7337,507/
Ekers73465/
Ukers7311/
Okors731/
Okars731/
Ocers730/
D'Hokers712/
O'Kearse711/
Ockersse711/
Ackers672,834/
Eckers671,045/
Hekers67146/
Eekers6785/
D'Hoekers6742/
Eukers6733/
Akkars6730/
Akerst6719/
Ekerås6714/
Aukers6710/
Hakers6710/
Akerse677/
Aakers673/
Ochers671/
Akcers671/
Akersd671/
Akersh671/
Gukers670/
Ockars670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Okkers
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis