Okley Surname

208,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Okley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,7321:15,6012,007
Russia1361:1,059,72880,341
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England91:6,190,895170,599
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Okley (113) may also be a first name.

Okley Last Name Facts

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

Okley (Russian: Оклей) is found most frequently in Ghana. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Okley.

How Common Is The Last Name Okley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okley is the 208,751st most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,678,721 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Okley are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okley is also the 881,625th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 113 people.

Okley is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,732 people, or 1 in 15,601. Outside of Ghana this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Okley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Okley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Okley surname decreased 5 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Okley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Okley last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% being registered to vote for the party.

Okley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.06% less than the national average, earning $37,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ockley9147/
Gokley916/
Ozkley911/
Okleye911/
Okleyi911/
Hokley910/
Oukley910/
Okle89410/
Okly8913/
Hockley835,748/
Okelley832,432/
Gockley83573/
Gokhley831/
Hookley831/
Hoekley830/
Gookley830/
Akley80872/
Oklej80349/
Oikle80184/
Oklei80151/
Oklie80106/
Oklay8078/
Ukley8061/
Gokle8038/
Okleh8025/
Oklyi8017/
Okliy8011/
Oklee808/
Oekle803/
Hokly803/
Ekley802/
Oklue802/
Ockle801/
Okluy801/
Ocley801/
Okhle801/
O'Kelley77774/
Hoeckley7710/
Houckley776/
Okaelley771/
Ackley739,781/
Eckley733,501/
Okelly732,212/
Oickle731,283/
Hockly73557/
Gokhle73325/
Ockler7386/
Ukleya7355/
Okille7335/
Hockle7332/
Okelle7323/
Ogkler7321/
Osckle737/
Akleye737/
Ocleys736/
Oehkle735/
Gohkle735/
Uckley735/
Ockles733/
Okhlyi733/
Okilly732/
Oklayp731/
Eukley731/
Gakley731/
Gockly731/
Goklae731/
Goklay731/
Gokliy731/
Aekley731/
Atkley731/
Oikleh731/
Oukleh731/
Ozkled731/
Oklysh731/
Goklyo731/
Hukley730/
Hoekle730/
Hekley730/
Hakley730/
Gockle730/
Akcley730/
Oicley730/
Aukley730/
Eklley730/
Hoskly730/
Ocleyy730/
Hoklee730/
Hookly730/
Ouckly730/
O'Kelly673,976/
Hackley672,748/
Akle672,034/
Okla671,245/
Ekle67958/
Akly67419/
Heckley67336/
Hoeckle6767/
Oklé6763/
Okli6747/
Aukleya6744/
Ukle6734/
Auckley6723/
Gackley6718/
Gokhlay6717/
Haskley6711/
Ockille6710/
Ocle679/
Okellie678/
Huckley674/
Ozkelle673/
Ekelley672/
Ukly672/
Ocilley671/
Ockelly671/
Okielly671/
Haukley671/
Hekcley671/
Euckley671/
Gokhlae671/
Ackkley671/
Oukelle671/
Okellet671/
Ockluys671/
Okoelle671/
Oklj671/
Attkley671/
Acckley670/
Haekley670/
Atckley670/
Huskley670/
Hocklie670/
Ecklley670/
Hoskler670/
Huikley670/

Okley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okley in the Russian language
Оклейoklej-

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Okley Reference & Research

Oakley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Oakley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Okley
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