Okoyo Surname
Approximately 6,164 people bear this surname
Okoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,833 | 1:12,048 | 1,503 |
| Nigeria | 1,253 | 1:141,375 | 9,060 |
| Uganda | 600 | 1:65,065 | 7,385 |
| Congo | 306 | 1:16,304 | 1,984 |
| Tanzania | 143 | 1:370,221 | 27,074 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Okoyo (857) may also be a first name.
Okoyo Demographics
Average Okoyo Salary in
United States
$21,656 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okoyo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Okoyo.
How Common Is The Last Name Okoyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okoyo is the 79,177th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,182,275 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okoyo live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okoyo is also the 278,206th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 857 people.
The surname Okoyo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,833 people, or 1 in 12,048. In Kenya Okoyo is primarily found in: Siaya County, where 14 percent live, Kakamega County, where 13 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 13 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.
Okoyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (97%) in Kenya.
Okoyo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year.
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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 Okoyo
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