Okoth Surname
Approximately 128,461 people bear this surname
Okoth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 106,593 | 1:433 | 51 |
| Uganda | 13,196 | 1:2,958 | 501 |
| Sudan | 3,640 | 1:10,305 | 1,452 |
| Ethiopia | 3,542 | 1:27,540 | 3,358 |
| Tanzania | 1,053 | 1:50,277 | 5,579 |
| United States | 191 | 1:1,897,691 | 123,202 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| South Sudan | 36 | 1:317,085 | 679 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Okoth (28,915) may also be a first name.
Okoth Demographics
Okoth Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okothe | 91 | 74 | / |
| Hokoth | 91 | 20 | / |
| Okotsh | 91 | 4 | / |
| Okoths | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okooth | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okot | 89 | 53,107 | / |
| Ockotch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akoth | 80 | 96,895 | / |
| Okoit | 80 | 1,165 | / |
| Okote | 80 | 496 | / |
| Okoot | 80 | 111 | / |
| Gokot | 80 | 62 | / |
| Okost | 80 | 58 | / |
| Okott | 80 | 42 | / |
| Okout | 80 | 22 | / |
| Oukot | 80 | 14 | / |
| Okhot | 80 | 9 | / |
| Okath | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ocoth | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekoth | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hokot | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ockot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okoht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okuot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ookot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Otkot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okots | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oykot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ozkot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okoute | 73 | 54 | / |
| Okathe | 73 | 37 | / |
| Hokote | 73 | 17 | / |
| Oskotz | 73 | 14 | / |
| Akouth | 73 | 11 | / |
| Akkoth | 73 | 8 | / |
| Akhoth | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okotte | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okoite | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akothe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekouth | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oskote | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oukote | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akotth | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akooth | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ackoth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gokath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okodte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aukoth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoths | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuoth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ookath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uokote | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ocotch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Oukhoutch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akot | 67 | 38,566 | / |
| Ekot | 67 | 2,453 | / |
| Okat | 67 | 1,340 | / |
| Ocot | 67 | 371 | / |
| Okod | 67 | 20 | / |
| Oskotte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahkothe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okatsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houkote | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adkothe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houskot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okotova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakouth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ockatch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ockotte | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Okoth
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