Okonyen Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Okonyen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Okonyen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okonyen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okonyen occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Okonyen.
How Common Is The Last Name Okonyen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okonyen reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Okonyen is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 57 percent live, Lagos, where 29 percent live and Ondo, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okenyen | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ekonyen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akonyen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okanyen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ukonyen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okanyene | 80 | 34 | / |
| Ukoenyen | 80 | 6 | / |
| Okonejen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okonayin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okonyian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukonyene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okoniyang | 75 | 5 | / |
| Okhonnaen | 75 | 4 | / |
| Okongojen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okonoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okonniyang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukonyin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okanyin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akoniyon | 67 | 74 | / |
| Akaneyen | 67 | 17 | / |
| Akoniyan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Akaniyen | 67 | 10 | / |
| Okaniyan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okunienė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akonienė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuniene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okanjene | 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
- 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 Okonyen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis