Okandu Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Okandu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 94 | 1:1,884,497 | 67,423 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okandu (37) may also be a first name.
Okandu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okandu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okandu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okandu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,894,523rd most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okandu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 37 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 1,884,497. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 30 percent live, Benue, where 26 percent live and Rivers, where 26 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Okandu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oukandu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Uokandu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okanndu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ukandu | 83 | 7,865 | / |
| Akandu | 83 | 2,160 | / |
| Okondu | 83 | 561 | / |
| Ekandu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Hakandu | 77 | 34 | / |
| Ukanndu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gakandu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akandou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akhandu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akandeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukkandu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukhandu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaindu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukahndu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akamndu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaundu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akandus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aakandu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okaamdu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoundou | 71 | 75 | / |
| Hoşkondu | 71 | 28 | / |
| Hakaundu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akkanduz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Askandau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akondu | 67 | 96 | / |
| Acandu | 67 | 85 | / |
| Ukondu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Ekondu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Okomdu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acondu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okandu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis