Okyang Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Okyang Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Okyang (5) may also be a first name.

Okyang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okyang is found most in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okyang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Okyang live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 25 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 5 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Buyende District, where 50 percent live and Nwoya District, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and South Korea, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akyang8332/
Okyong831/
Okiang831/
Okoyong7730/
Gakyang771/
Ekeiyang712/
Okoiyong711/
Akiang67246/
Akyong6784/
Ekiang6718/
Okiong676/
Okeong671/
Akyanc671/
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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 Okyang
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