Okoaye Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Okoaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okoaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okoaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okoaye is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Okoaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okoaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,543,123rd most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Okoaye is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okoaye reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 97 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Okoaye exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okhoaye | 92 | 12 | / |
| Okouaye | 92 | 6 | / |
| Okosaye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okotaye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okoae | 91 | 19 | / |
| Ekoaye | 83 | 139 | / |
| Okuoye | 83 | 70 | / |
| Okeoye | 83 | 30 | / |
| Okoeye | 83 | 14 | / |
| Okoaya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Okouye | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okooye | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okoaje | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okohye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okoawe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okaeye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okouoye | 77 | 34 | / |
| Okosuye | 77 | 32 | / |
| Okotoye | 77 | 23 | / |
| Ekouaye | 77 | 12 | / |
| Okotayi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okoeayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okotiye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoteye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okouawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okouayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoey | 73 | 8 | / |
| Akoay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okaoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okaey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukhouye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okoshayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okoyeaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akoutaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goikaoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okouya | 67 | 1,618 | / |
| Aukoae | 67 | 70 | / |
| Okoaja | 67 | 36 | / |
| Okouyo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hokaea | 67 | 33 | / |
| Okohai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Okeoyo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Akoaya | 67 | 15 | / |
| Akouye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Okeowe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oko'oa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okoeja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okoaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okoeha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okeoja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okotea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okouie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okaeie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akooye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okahie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akoeye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okoeji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okaeje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekoeye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okoeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoeie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukoaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoeia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekoawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekoaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekoayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okohei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akahye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Okoaye
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