Omokaye Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omokaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omokaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omokaye Last Name Facts

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

Omokaye occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omokaye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Omokaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Omokaye live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 35 percent live, Lagos, where 30 percent live and Ondo, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omokhaye93224/
Omokaiye9376/
Omokahye931/
Omokhaiye8844/
Omokeye86122/
Omokoye8685/
Omokhae8648/
Homokay8643/
Amokaye8634/
Omokaya864/
Omookae863/
Omokayo862/
Omukaye861/
Amoukaye8012/
Omokhaya809/
Omokheye809/
Omokie7724/
Omokoa775/
Omokoy772/
Amokay772/
Omokue772/
Omukay771/
Omakae771/
Umokae771/
Omokoe771/
Omokee771/
Omokau771/
Houmokoye757/
Omokhoa71576/
Omokeji71156/
Omukaya71154/
Omokoya71107/
Omokhai7189/
Amakaye7147/
Amokeye7144/
Omokoyo7142/
Gomocay7138/
Omokoje7114/
Omukayo7110/
Omokhue719/
Houmoukoye716/
Amukaye714/
Umokuye714/
Amokayi714/
Omokaua713/
Omocayo712/
Omokoie712/
Omokuha712/
Omakhae711/
Omokhie711/
Omekeye711/
Emekaye711/
Omakaya711/
Omokaju711/
Omukayi711/
Omakayo711/
Goumoukoye711/
Amokoye711/
Omukoye711/
Omoikee711/
Omohkau711/
Omokuya711/
Omokhee711/
Omokhea711/
Omukayu711/
Omokhoje67127/
Hamakaye67102/
Omokojie6736/
Omacheye6730/
Omoikhoa6727/
Gomokoyo6721/
Omokhoya679/
Omocheye679/
Amakaiye672/
Omokhoie671/
Asmakaye671/
Omoekeji671/

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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 Omokaye
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