Oko Surname

5,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Oko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71,6191:2,473325
Congo18,4101:27131
Ghana2,8401:9,5141,275
Poland2,0531:18,5142,762
Japan1,7241:74,1565,138
Cameroon9451:21,9783,005
Togo7351:9,8612,446
Indonesia6221:212,61919,965
Ivory Coast6091:37,8842,493
Papua New Guinea5661:14,4061,377
United States3381:1,072,36478,128
Pakistan1441:1,240,58314,646
Tonga1401:767219
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Canada1191:309,62728,530
England941:592,74535,632
France901:738,03091,686
Turkey841:926,44643,135
Benin541:191,40018,375
Mongolia521:54,3324,427
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Equatorial Guinea361:31,546134
Solomon Islands301:19,3343,744
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Gambia91:213,717372
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominica11:75,891912
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Oko (15,700) may also be a first name.

Oko Last Name Facts

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

Oko (Georgian: ოკო, Hindi: ओको, Marathi: ओको, Tibetan: ཨོ་ཀ་) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oko.

How Common Is The Last Name Oko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,564th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 71,669 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Oko are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oko is also the 44,974th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 15,700 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 71,619 people, or 1 in 2,473. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 26 percent are found, Cross River, where 24 percent are found and Anambra, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 78 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 18 percent are found and Ghana, where 3 percent are found.

Oko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Oko are 10.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Oko earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.07% more than the national average, earning $48,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.2% less than the national average, earning $46,107 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoh86108,835/
Ooko8624,483/
Ouko8618,464/
Okoi8615,547/
Okou8614,978/
Goko863,326/
Hoko863,137/
Okoo861,481/
Okuo861,307/
Okoa861,149/
Oiko86881/
Okko86441/
Ocko86401/
Okoy86228/
Okho8695/
Okoš8666/
Ośko8617/
Ojko8612/
Uoko865/
Ogko865/
Okgo865/
Oyko864/
Ohko864/
Okoz864/
Okoj864/
Oeko863/
Okoï861/
Đoko861/
Okqo861/
Oqko861/
Gokou751,858/
Okohu751,371/
Hotko751,132/
Goyko75547/
Hhoko75474/
Hoiko75470/
Hokuo75375/
Hokko75302/
Hocko75279/
Houko75263/
Hoško75242/
Gojko75214/
Gocko75155/
Okoot75111/
Hokoi7582/
Hoľko7579/
Hoťko7572/
Okost7558/
Oukou7549/
Hooko7548/
Oukoi7547/
Hokou7545/
Ossko7544/
Okott7542/
Ohuko7538/
Ozkoz7537/
Hojko7532/
Okout7522/
Ozkop7516/
Hohko7515/
Oscko7514/
Oshko7514/
Goiko7514/
Oukot7514/
Gokko7513/
Ockoś7513/
Okkoh7511/
Ouško759/
Oskoz759/
Okuoz759/
Okkoy759/
Okhot759/
Gokoo757/
Okooh757/
Gokoi757/
Okhod756/
Hoyko755/
Okohh755/
Okouz755/
Oukoh755/
Hoeko754/
Okoiy754/
Okoid754/
Oukko754/
Ohkoy754/
Oikou754/
Ookoo753/
Oskou753/
Okoyh752/
Hozko752/
Gokho752/
Hokod752/
Hokot752/
Okous752/
Okuoh752/
Ockoa751/
Otkot751/
Oykos751/
Oysko751/
Outko751/
Ohkoh751/
Hokoç751/
Huoko751/
Hokoa751/
Hokoy751/
Ougko751/
Ozkot751/
Oykot751/
Ogkho751/
Okots751/
Gooko751/
Gokgo751/
Okkou751/
Oocko751/
Okuot751/
Okooa751/
Okkoi751/
Okoht751/
Okois751/
Okoiz751/
Okopf751/
Okoyp751/
Oykoy751/
Ockos751/
Ockot751/
Hokgo751/
Oskod750/
Oka67157,100/
Ako6741,506/
Uko6740,619/
Eko6725,484/
Oco673,517/
Hoshko671,944/
Ouskou67410/
Goukou67134/
Hoisko6798/
Houkou6764/
Okoaja6736/
Otkhoi6727/
Huokko6725/
Hoskop6720/
Hokoth6720/
Ochkos6718/
Gohkoi6718/
Okaowa6714/
Oskotz6714/
Oukhou6711/
Hochko6710/
Oßkopp6710/
Okhoud679/
Goukoy678/
Ozkoch677/
Oshkou677/
Okoije676/
Oqo676/
Hossko675/
Ockosz674/
Okoaya674/
Oukkou674/
Okotsh674/
Oukkho674/
Hoitko673/
Goikoo673/
Hokoha673/
Oukoud672/
Okoths672/
Outkou671/
Okaova671/
Oukoha671/
Houyko671/
Oussko671/
Oskopp671/
Oshkos671/
Okojje671/
Okhosh671/
Okooth671/
Oddtko671/
Gokhoi671/
Gokhoo671/
Hookoo671/
Ockhuo671/
Ockoha671/
Okuoch671/
Okhuos671/
Okojhe671/
Gookoo671/
Oschko671/
Ochkoy671/
Houtko671/

Oko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oko in the Georgian language
ოკოoko-
Oko in the Hindi language
ओकोoko-
Oko in the Marathi language
ओकोoko-
Oko in the Tibetan language
ཨོ་ཀ་oka53.33
ཨོ་ཀོ་oko46.67

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oko
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