Okonta Surname

86,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okonta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okonta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,3171:33,3162,754
England1141:488,75531,416
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Okonta (113) may also be a first name.

Okonta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okonta is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okonta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 86,420th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,307,652 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Okonta are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 881,625th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 113 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,317 people, or 1 in 33,316. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 42 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Enugu, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Okonta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Okonta surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Okonta earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.54% less than the national average, earning R 146,064 per year; in United States they earn 19.98% less than the national average, earning $34,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.3% less than the national average, earning $43,076 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okontah9231/
Okontai924/
Okontha922/
Okoonta921/
Gogkonta861/
Okanta831,533/
Ukonta8388/
Okonti8383/
Okunta8328/
Akonta8323/
Okonte8322/
Ekonta8319/
Okonto8319/
Okochinta803/
Okantah77987/
Akontai7751/
Akounta7732/
Okontto773/
Hokonto772/
Akontha772/
Gokunta771/
Ukohnta771/
Akontoa771/
Okonteh771/
Okhunta771/
Okaanta771/
Okounto771/
Okointo771/
Aakonta771/
Ozkantas713/
Oudkanta711/
Outkanta711/
Akhontaj711/
Hakounta711/
Akanta67785/
Okunti67112/
Akunta6799/
Ekanta6786/
Akonti6758/
Akonte6754/
Akonto6734/
Ukanta6716/
Okanti6715/
Okanto678/
Ukonti678/
Okunte677/
Ukonto677/
Oconte675/
Oconto674/
Aconta674/
Okunto672/
Houdkanta672/
Ukunta671/
Akonty671/
Oudkuntha671/
Ocanta671/

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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 Okonta
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