Okabu Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Okabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okabu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Okabu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okabu is the 5,213,395th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Okabu are found; 29 percent are found in East Africa and 21 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Agago District, where 25 percent live, Nakasongola District, where 25 percent live and Nebbi District, where 25 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live.

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Hockabout7168/
Oukhabouz711/
Akkabut67344/
Akhabau678/
Ukaubou674/
Ackabut673/
Akhabut673/
Ekkeabu673/
Akabuth672/
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Akabout672/
Akabhau672/
Okoobuh671/
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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 Okabu
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