Okotah Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Okotah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okotah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Okotah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okotah is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okotah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Okotah is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Okotah reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 81 percent are found, Enugu, where 6 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okottah924/
Okota911,264/
Okhota831,964/
Okouta83341/
Hokota83242/
Oketah83125/
Okatah8328/
Okotai8326/
Okotoh8324/
Okotha8320/
Akotah8319/
Gokota836/
Okoeta834/
Okotea833/
Okotta833/
Okoita832/
Okotho832/
Okotoa832/
Uokota831/
Oikota831/
Oikouta7750/
Okattah7719/
Okottoh7717/
Oukotoh779/
Okoetta775/
Akottah772/
Okotiea771/
Okettah771/
Okhetah771/
Oketa737,392/
Okata735,476/
Okoto733,817/
Akota731,523/
Ekota731,090/
Oikoutas7148/
Akouta672,263/
Oketta67633/
Okatta67369/
Oekoto67224/
Akotay67156/
Akotoa67131/
Akatah67127/
Ekatah67119/
Oketha67103/
Akotoh6764/
Okotto6757/
Akotai6754/
Akotha6750/
Ocosta6744/
Hokata6739/
Okouto6733/
Gokoto6725/
Hokoto6724/
Okooto6722/
Akoota6717/
Okotoi6717/
Okuita6717/
Akotta6714/
Akoita6710/
Oukata678/
Okoito677/
Okuoto677/
Gokata677/
Okatai674/
Okhata674/
Oukoto673/
Okatha673/
Okhoto673/
Okotei672/
Oketay672/
Oketaj672/
Akotho672/
Okotou671/
Aketah671/
Hakota671/
Oketai671/
Ocozta671/
Oyketa671/
Akhota671/
Oketea671/
Akouchtah671/
Ekotho671/
Okketa671/
Ozkata671/

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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 Okotah
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