Okney Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Marshall Islands
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Okney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Okney (12) may also be a first name.

Okney Last Name Facts

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

Okney is most common in The Marshall Islands. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okney? popularity and diffusion

Okney is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Okney is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Okney live; 33 percent live in Southern Africa and 33 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Okney is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most numerous in The Marshall Islands, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 51,821. In The Marshall Islands it is mostly found in: Jaluit Atoll, where 100 percent are found. Apart from The Marshall Islands Okney is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Okney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Okney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Okney surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okneye911/
Oikney911/
Hokney910/
Okne895/
Hockney83812/
Oknneye832/
Okneiyi831/
Gokne8011/
Akney804/
Okneu804/
Oknoy804/
Oknoe803/
Oknae803/
Oknye801/
Oknyi801/
Oknge801/
Okhne801/
Okenneye775/
Okenneya773/
Okgneeya771/
O'Kenney770/
Okenne73258/
Ackney7329/
Oskner7328/
Hakney7322/
Oikene734/
Okinne733/
Okenny732/
Okhneh731/
Eckney731/
Askney731/
Hockne731/
Hoknay731/
Goikne731/
Gocney731/
Odkner731/
Aukney730/
Hackney6715,682/
Okni6768/
Ekne6758/
Akne6752/
Okna6739/
Okhnych6732/
Hockner6712/
Ukne679/
Okinner675/
O'Kenny674/
Aknneye673/
Huckney671/
Hatkney671/
Gokkhne671/
Akny671/
Auckney671/
Ocne671/
Akenney671/
Okinnye671/
Aknieye671/
Haskney670/
Heckney670/
Okenner670/
Hookner670/
Hocknoy670/

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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 Okney
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