Okot Surname

10,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda46,7951:83461
Sudan5,6001:6,698972
Nigeria2121:835,57936,885
Kenya2081:222,01915,715
England691:807,50843,459
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
East Timor11:1,215,928507
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Okot (2,043) may also be a first name.

Okot Last Name Facts

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

Okot is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Okot.

How Common Is The Last Name Okot? popularity and diffusion

Okot is the 10,576th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 137,224 people. Okot is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okot are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okot is also the 166,896th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 2,043 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 46,795 people, or 1 in 834. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Gulu District, where 18 percent reside, Agago District, where 14 percent reside and Kitgum District, where 11 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Okot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

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

The amount Okot earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.96% less than the national average, earning $39,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoth89128,461/
Okoit891,165/
Okote89496/
Okoot89111/
Gokot8962/
Okost8958/
Okott8942/
Okout8922/
Oukot8914/
Okhot899/
Hokot892/
Otkot891/
Ozkot891/
Oykot891/
Okots891/
Ookot891/
Okuot891/
Okoht891/
Ockot891/
Okothe8074/
Okoute8054/
Hokoth8020/
Hokote8017/
Oskotz8014/
Okoite805/
Okotte805/
Okotsh804/
Oskote802/
Oukote802/
Okoths802/
Okooth801/
Okodte801/
Uokote801/
Akot7538,566/
Ekot752,453/
Okut751,972/
Ukot751,777/
Okat751,340/
Ocot75371/
Okod7520/
Oskotte733/
Okotova731/
Houskot731/
Houkote731/
Ockotch731/
Ouykout731/
Ockotte730/
Akoth6796,895/
Okate671,608/
Okute671,596/
Ekott671,503/
Akote671,186/
Akoit67957/
Okoed67660/
Aukot67413/
Ocote67337/
Ukott67305/
Ekoot67237/
Ukhot67197/
Gokat6793/
Oykut6743/
Oocut6740/
Akoot6736/
Eukot6734/
Hekot6733/
Hakot6733/
Okhotova6731/
Akhot6730/
Okuth6725/
Aakot6720/
Ugkot6720/
Gakot6718/
Ukote6717/
Okutt6717/
Okkat6717/
Akuot6716/
Oukat6715/
Akout6713/
Oquot6712/
Akkot678/
Okath677/
Akoet676/
Ekuot676/
Okhod676/
Akott675/
Ecoot675/
Okoid674/
Okhat673/
Ocoth673/
Ukoth673/
Ekoth672/
Hokod672/
Okhut672/
Ackot672/
Hokut672/
Ocott671/
Okats671/
Ekhot671/
Aekot671/
Oscot671/
Hokat671/
Okuut671/
Okuit671/
Ocoet671/
Ocoit671/
Egkot671/
Akoyt671/
Acoot671/
Ekoit671/
Okatz671/
Oqqot671/
Ozkut671/
Ukojt671/
Ahkot671/
Oskod670/

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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 Okot
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