Okse Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Latvia

Okse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Ökse (127) are calculated separately.

Okse (39) may also be a first name.

Okse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okse is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Ökse. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Okse is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Okse are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Okse is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 39 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 18 percent live and Argentina, where 9 percent live.

Okse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Okse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Okse last name decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ökse92127/
Hokse89104/
Gokse8980/
Okshe895/
Oksie892/
Okgse891/
Oks861,740/
Hoksee8033/
Oksche808/
Gokshe807/
Oksett805/
Hoksie802/
Hoksse801/
Oksa751,679/
Akse75970/
Hoks75406/
Ocks75393/
Ekse75188/
Oksh7595/
Oksi7561/
Oksy7536/
Ukse7514/
Ouks7514/
Okss7510/
Okge757/
Oyks756/
Ocse754/
Goks753/
Ogse753/
Oqks752/
Okze752/
Uoks752/
Ooks751/
Oxse751/
Okje751/
Okks751/
Oksd751/
Oksz751/
Okzs751/
Oiks751/
Okce751/
Osks751/
Otks751/
Odks751/
Gooksey731/
Hooksey731/
Hocksey730/
Hooks6722,402/
Ochse671,508/
Gokce67696/
Hocks67668/
Oksha67517/
Oksay67467/
Gocks67224/
Oksiz67112/
Hoksa6793/
Oksoy6781/
Hoksi6758/
Hakse6752/
Oksza6751/
Hoksy6745/
Okshi6737/
Ukshe6731/
Oksås6726/
Akseh6724/
Akshe6720/
Okhsa6719/
Okzie6716/
Hosxe6716/
Hoksz6714/
Oykes6712/
Goksi6712/
Aksey6710/
Okszi679/
Aakse678/
Gakse676/
Hogse675/
Houks674/
Goksh674/
Oksid674/
Aukse673/
Oksys672/
Aksse672/
Ojkes672/
Ogsed672/
Ockhs671/
Oucks671/
Okceh671/
Hukse671/
Hokks671/
Hosks671/
Ouksi671/
Uksie671/
Uksee671/
Hekse671/
Okdje671/
Oksjø671/
Okssi671/
Okssy671/
Ocksy671/
Ocsea671/
Gocse671/
Aksei671/
Aksie671/
Oukss671/
Gohks671/
Oksai671/
Ouksa671/
Ozxse671/
Ocqks671/
Aksee671/
Ocser670/
Oocks670/
Oxser670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okse
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