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
in United States
United States
Average
Okoth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okoth Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okoth is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okoth? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,385th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 56,730 people. Okoth is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okoth reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 28,700th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 28,915 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 106,593 people, or 1 in 433. In Kenya Okoth is most numerous 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 last name 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 carrying the Okoth last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Okoth surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.33% registered to vote for 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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Okoth
- 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