Ookami Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Ookami Surname User-submission:

The surname Shihaka means 'wolf' or 'large deity' in Japanese.

Ookami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

The alternate forms: Oōkami (1) are calculated separately.

Ookami (16) may also be a first name.

Ookami Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Shihaka means 'wolf' or 'large deity' in Japanese.

- fitcarpet

Ookami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ookami (Russian: Ооками) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Oōkami. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ookami? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Ookami is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Ookami reside; 37 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 37 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Ookami is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 16 people.

The last name Ookami is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 5,543,194. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 19 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent reside and Sakhalin Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Besides Russia Ookami occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Japan, where 6 percent reside.

Ookami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oōkami941/
Okami912,320/
Okamei83286/
Ookame83163/
Gokami8319/
Okaemi8310/
Ohkami839/
Hokami839/
Okamoi837/
Okaami836/
Okeami834/
Okamai833/
Okamis831/
Okatmi831/
Oukami831/
Gokhami7716/
Hokkami773/
Houkami772/
Oukasmi772/
Gokaimi771/
Goukami771/
Okeamai771/
Okhhami771/
Oukkami771/
Okama734,216/
Akami731,077/
Okomi73532/
Okame73292/
Okemi73121/
Ukami7312/
Okamy734/
Ocami733/
Okamj731/
Houkaimi71136/
Hookhame711/
Hookamer711/
Hakami6727,845/
Hokama671,287/
Hoogkamer67928/
Gakami67161/
Akamhi67136/
Okaeme67121/
Ahkami6790/
Okamma6760/
Akamie6743/
Ocamiz6726/
Hukami6724/
Okoumi6724/
Okeama6724/
Akamai6723/
Okameh6720/
Ocamis6719/
Akaami6718/
Okomio6718/
Ukhami6715/
Akamis6715/
Okaume6713/
Okomie6713/
Okamhe6711/
Ocomai679/
Okeimi678/
Akcami678/
Okuomi678/
Akhami677/
Ukamiy677/
Ukaami676/
Okemmi676/
Akammi675/
Akaumi674/
Okomai674/
Okomis674/
Akkami673/
Okoomi673/
Okamge673/
Oukama673/
Okeymi672/
Okeame672/
Oikama672/
Hokame672/
Okaama672/
Okauma672/
Okames671/
Akajmi671/
Akatmi671/
O'Kame671/
Oqasmi671/
Okemii671/
Okamme671/
Ukamie671/
Ookeme671/
Okemie671/
Akaemi671/
Okaima671/
Otcami671/
Okomit671/
Okayma671/
Okhemi671/
Ocamio671/
Ocamoi671/
Ocomit671/
Gokomi671/
Akamei671/
Aukami671/
Aqkami671/
Okamee671/
Okemei671/
Okhama671/
Uokama671/

Ookami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ookami in the Russian language
Оокамиookami-

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