Okova Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Okova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2461:187,72314,010
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Bulgaria351:199,39710,926
North Macedonia301:70,0496,888
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Oková (1) are calculated separately.

Okova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okova (Russian: Окова) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Oková. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okova is the 757,040th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. The last name Okova occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Okova reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 187,723. In Kenya Okova is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 89 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 4 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 9 percent reside.

Okova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Okova last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oková931/
Gokova91675/
Oskova91178/
Hokova91145/
Okhova9168/
Oykova9115/
Ockova917/
Okovay914/
Otkova913/
Oekova912/
Okuova912/
Uokova911/
Okovah911/
Okov89140/
Ochkova83333/
Oshkova8345/
Gockova8336/
Hoskova8336/
Hodkova8321/
Goykova8314/
Oukhova838/
Ouskova837/
Hockova836/
Gojkova835/
Gokhova834/
Goikova834/
Goukova833/
Hojkova833/
Oskhova831/
Hozkova831/
Hoškova831/
Okhovad831/
Hokovai831/
Akova803,437/
Okowa80644/
Gokov80339/
Oskov80171/
Ekova80112/
Hokov8096/
Okhov8065/
Okava8036/
Okuov8020/
Okovo8019/
Oykov8016/
Oçkov803/
Uokov802/
Ozkov802/
Otkov801/
Houskova7728/
Hoshkova7720/
Ouchkova773/
Ochkovas771/
Hottkova771/
Hojckova771/
Hochkova771/
Gojkov73399/
Gakova73264/
Akhova73161/
Hekova73157/
Atkova73143/
Hakova73131/
Okobah73112/
Oikava7370/
Okouwa7367/
Ekhova7365/
Hoková7353/
Gocova7340/
Oshkov7329/
Gokovo7326/
Gockov7325/
Akcova7322/
Akkova7318/
Ackova7318/
Goykov7317/
Akuova7313/
Okooba7312/
Gokowa7312/
Okowat7311/
Okuovo7311/
Hotkov737/
Goukov735/
Okohua735/
Hoskov735/
Hodkov734/
Okhowa734/
Okowha734/
Okowah734/
Eckova734/
Gokhov733/
Oukhov733/
Hokowa733/
Hozkov733/
Oikoba733/
Ocovaj733/
Aukova732/
Aekova732/
Houkov732/
Ojkovo732/
Okuowa732/
Otcova732/
Ocková732/
Oukava732/
Oukowa731/
Okhovt731/
Okoway731/
Ocovai731/
Akouva731/
Okoowa731/
Okojua731/
Ekkova731/
Hošková673,133/
Hodková67676/
Akov67391/
Hocková67332/
Gakhova67315/
Akavova67247/
Hakhova67239/
Hoťková67170/
Hojková67141/
Haskova67130/
Oušková67121/
Hoňková67120/
Ashkova67108/
Hosková6782/
Hoľková6778/
Achkova6772/
Okav6764/
Okochua6762/
Okhowat6754/
Okow6751/
Heckova6741/
Hadkova6729/
Hokoiwa6727/
Hoshkov6721/
Hotková6719/
Gokovou6719/
Hackova6715/
Okaf6712/
Ohikowa6711/
Hochkov678/
Okaw677/
Houková677/
Hatkova677/
Akkuova675/
Goiková675/
Hazkova674/
Gackova674/
Okhavha674/
Okhavat674/
Hoiková673/
Goňková673/
Houdkov672/
Okuowga672/
Haľkova672/
Ahakova672/
Okowatt671/
Hooková671/
Hoeková671/
Hokavad671/
Akovach671/
Oukouwa671/
Okochwa671/
Okoysua671/
Hakkova671/
Akhovat671/
Akofova671/
Ağakova671/
Oskovei671/
Okhuoua671/
Okoosua671/
Okof671/
Okojvoh671/
Oqov671/
Huikova671/

Okova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okova in the Russian language
Оковаokova-

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Footnotes

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