Okova Surname
Approximately 378 people bear this surname
Okova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 246 | 1:187,723 | 14,010 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| Bulgaria | 35 | 1:199,397 | 10,926 |
| North Macedonia | 30 | 1:70,049 | 6,888 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Oková (1) are calculated separately.
Okova Demographics
Okova Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okova (Russian: Окова) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Oková. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okova? popularity and diffusion
It is the 757,040th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Okova live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 187,723. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 89 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 4 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 11 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 9 percent reside.
Okova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Okova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okova in the Russian language | ||
| Окова | okova | - |
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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
- 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 Okova
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