Okoth Surname

4,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okoth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okoth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya106,5931:43351
Uganda13,1961:2,958501
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
Ethiopia3,5421:27,5403,358
Tanzania1,0531:50,2775,579
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
England441:1,266,32057,817
South Sudan361:317,085679
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Iceland31:126,6975,403
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Palau11:21,643223
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Okoth (28,915) may also be a first name.

Okoth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okoth occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okoth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okoth is the 4,385th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 56,730 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okoth are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okoth is also the 28,700th most common given name throughout the world, held by 28,915 people.

The last name Okoth is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 106,593 people, or 1 in 433. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 20 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 20 percent are found and Siaya County, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent are found and Sudan, where 3 percent are found.

Okoth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Okoth surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Okoth last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Okoth earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $45,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.74% less than the national average, earning $41,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okothe9174/
Hokoth9120/
Okotsh914/
Okoths912/
Okooth911/
Okot8953,107/
Ockotch831/
Akoth8096,895/
Okoit801,165/
Okote80496/
Okoot80111/
Gokot8062/
Okost8058/
Okott8042/
Okout8022/
Oukot8014/
Okhot809/
Okath807/
Ocoth803/
Ekoth802/
Hokot802/
Ockot801/
Okoht801/
Okuot801/
Ookot801/
Otkot801/
Okots801/
Oykot801/
Ozkot801/
Okoute7354/
Okathe7337/
Hokote7317/
Oskotz7314/
Akouth7311/
Akkoth738/
Akhoth737/
Okotte735/
Okoite735/
Akothe734/
Ekouth733/
Oskote732/
Oukote732/
Akotth732/
Akooth732/
Ackoth731/
Gokath731/
Okodte731/
Aukoth731/
Akoths731/
Akuoth731/
Ookath731/
Uokote731/
Ocotch730/
Oukhoutch711/
Akot6738,566/
Ekot672,453/
Okat671,340/
Ocot67371/
Okod6720/
Oskotte673/
Ahkothe673/
Okatsch671/
Houkote671/
Adkothe671/
Houskot671/
Okotova671/
Gakouth671/
Ockatch671/
Ockotte670/

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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
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  • 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 Okoth
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