Oké Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Oké Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oké Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin391:265,01522,836
Sweden221:447,58032,003
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Oke (154,028), Okè (1) & Okê (1) are calculated separately.

Oké (156) may also be a first name.

Oké Last Name Facts

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

Oké is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Oke, Okè or Okê. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oké? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Oké are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 735,679th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 156 people.

The surname Oké is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 265,015. In Benin Oké is mostly concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 62 percent reside, Plateau Department, where 13 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Benin this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 33 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oke89154,028/
Okè891/
Okê891/
Ocké8617/
Hoké861/
Okéi861/
Okéï861/
Hocké7533/
Oka67157,100/
Oki6742,038/
Oky671,060/
Aké6796/
Okj673/
Océ671/

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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 Oké
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