How common is the surname Okon?

1,148 people in the United States had the surname Okon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 268,942 Americans. It ranked 22,421st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Okon?

Paul Okon-Engstler, Australian soccer player, followed by Paul Okon.

Where is the surname Okon most common?

Wikidata records people named Okon in Australia and Belgium.

Is the surname Okon getting more or less common?

More common. 940 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,148 in 2010, up 22%.

The surname Okon

A surname, carried by 1,148 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Okon is more common than 86.2% of them.

Origin

A surname

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,148 people named Okon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 268,942 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 940.

#22,421

rank among US surnames

1,148

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+22.1%

change since 2000 (was #24,857)

Who is named Okon

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

67% of people named Okon identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Okons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Okon-Engstler
Australian soccer player, born 2005
Paul Okon
Australian association football player, born 1972

Notable Okons come mostly from Australia (1) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Okon

Okon has the Soundex code O250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O250.

Questions

How common is the surname Okon?: 1,148 people in the United States had the surname Okon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 268,942 Americans. It ranked 22,421st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Okon?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Okon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Okon?: Paul Okon-Engstler, Australian soccer player, followed by Paul Okon.
Where is the surname Okon most common?: Wikidata records people named Okon in Australia and Belgium.
Is the surname Okon getting more or less common?: More common. 940 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,148 in 2010, up 22%.