Okon Surname

1,401st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria374,1121:47454
Ivory Coast2,2011:10,482858
Cameroon1,8821:11,0361,484
United States1,5921:227,67521,993
Germany1,0401:77,4099,788
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Poland3401:111,79016,832
England3081:180,90316,305
Thailand1321:535,13992,379
France811:820,03498,127
Ukraine751:606,96966,274
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Canada441:837,40065,151
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Mexico341:3,650,77125,133
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Scotland191:281,78013,396
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Israel151:570,50941,023
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Norway131:395,56035,657
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Wales51:618,90625,852
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Gambia41:480,863548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Okoń (17,627), Okoñ (2), Okón (1) & Okóń (5) are calculated separately.

Okon (123,492) may also be a first name.

Okon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okon (Russian: Оконь) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Okoń, Okoñ, Okón or Okóń. Click here to see other possible spellings of Okon.

How Common Is The Last Name Okon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,401st most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,014 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okon are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okon is also the 8,385th most widespread first name on earth, held by 123,492 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 374,112 people, or 1 in 474. In Nigeria Okon is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 49 percent reside, Cross River, where 26 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Okon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Okon has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Okon surname increased 15,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Okon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Okon are 35.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Okon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.18% less than the national average, earning 203,569 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.84% more than the national average, earning $48,689 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.85% less than the national average, earning $48,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoń9217,627/
Okoñ922/
Okón921/
Gokon89796/
Okoun89540/
Hokon89506/
Okoin89438/
Okone89363/
Okoon8955/
Okkon8935/
Okonh8929/
O'kon8928/
Okohn8927/
Okonn8919/
Odkon8910/
Ockon899/
Ookon899/
Okhon898/
Okuon898/
Ohkon896/
Ojkon896/
Okotn896/
Okoyn894/
Oukon894/
Okojn893/
Oekon893/
Ozkon892/
Uokon892/
Okoen892/
Okcon892/
Okont891/
Okosn891/
Okonc891/
Okond891/
Oykon891/
Okóń835/
Goukon80691/
Okonne80277/
Gokoun80137/
Okoune80100/
Okoine8079/
Okhond8053/
Okhong8042/
Gockon8038/
Hokoun8028/
Okound8024/
O'Koon8016/
Okotin8011/
Hokone805/
Gokkon804/
Okonnd804/
Hokoon803/
Houkon802/
Hoskon802/
Okomnh802/
Oshkon801/
Okkond801/
Okoeyn801/
Okohne801/
Okosen801/
Hoïkon801/
Hoikon801/
Hokkon801/
Hokoin801/
Oukoun801/
Okhoon801/
Okoumn801/
Okoung801/
Okuone801/
Oikong801/
Ookoon801/
Oekoon801/
O'Kone800/
Akon7530,751/
Okan7523,875/
Ocon7520,482/
Okun758,496/
Ekon756,904/
Ukon752,682/
Okhotin731,382/
Okonova73631/
Okoineh7371/
Okhotyn7361/
Okonová7321/
Okonowa7314/
Hookong737/
Oikohng734/
Okochin732/
Hokkoon731/
Houkoun731/
Oukoune731/
Otkhong731/
Okossin731/
Okotten731/
Ehoukon731/
Ackon6713,673/
Okane675,853/
Gokan672,883/
Akoun672,617/
Akoon672,559/
Okhonova672,441/
Okune671,296/
Okkan67848/
Gocon67718/
Acoon67696/
Akhon67678/
Okcan67512/
Okhan67503/
Ocong67472/
Ocoun67407/
Ockan67374/
Hokun67291/
Akone67287/
Ocone67250/
Gokun67225/
Ocoin67193/
Hokan67181/
Hakon67146/
Ekoon67127/
Okhun6789/
O'Con6782/
Hocon6767/
Okand6761/
Oykun6749/
Oekun6747/
Ohkan6745/
Ockun6744/
Oçkun6742/
Occon6740/
Aukon6733/
Okaun6732/
Okuhn6730/
Akoin6725/
Oykan6725/
Okounová6724/
Oscon6723/
Ukoon6721/
Akonn6720/
Oekan6720/
Okcun6720/
Hukon6717/
Okund6716/
Oconn6716/
Akonk6715/
Eukon6714/
Okeun6714/
Ukoun6713/
Odkun677/
Ahkon675/
Eckon675/
Akonh675/
Uckon675/
Okgun675/
Oukun675/
Hokonova675/
Oikan674/
Okaan674/
Ukone674/
Okunt674/
Ekoin674/
Egkon674/
Gakon674/
Ocoon673/
Okann673/
Oukan673/
Aekon673/
Ekkon673/
Okgan672/
Okoom672/
O'Kun672/
Ekhon672/
Ukoyn672/
Oikun672/
Akgon672/
Ukhon672/
Okuun672/
Akuon672/
Udkon672/
Ozcon671/
Okuin671/
Okunn671/
Okonnova671/
Ukosn671/
Oskom671/
Okoim671/
Okanh671/
Ekohn671/
Aakon671/
Hákon671/
Hekon671/
Ouskoune671/
Okounova671/
O'Kan671/
Uykon671/
Uçkon671/
Gukon671/
Akkon671/
Ekonh671/
Ekonn671/
Akomn671/
Outkoune671/
Ockom671/
Houdkoun671/
Ocoen670/

Okon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okon in the Russian language
Оконьokon-

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