Okanu Surname

357,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,015 people bear this surname

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

Okanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9041:195,95411,789
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Okanu (63) may also be a first name.

Okanu Last Name Facts

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

Okanu (Russian: Окану) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 357,522nd most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,179,848 people. The surname Okanu is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Okanu reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okanu is also the 1,234,572nd most common first name internationally, held by 63 people.

Okanu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 904 people, or 1 in 195,954. In Nigeria Okanu is most common in: Rivers, where 21 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Abia, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Okanu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Okanu are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Okanu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning $28,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeanu91319/
Okanut911/
Okannu911/
Okaunu911/
Okaanu911/
Gokanu911/
Okangou836/
Gokanou832/
Okannau831/
Akanu801,689/
Okonu801,514/
Okenu801,121/
Ekanu80183/
Ukanu80153/
Oukannou774/
Oukhanou771/
Goukanou771/
Ekainu73322/
Oceanu73204/
Okongu73170/
Akanou73121/
Okuonu73115/
Akaunu7363/
Akannu7346/
Akangu7339/
Okonou7336/
Okonui7322/
Ekeanu7318/
Ukanau7317/
Okoenu7316/
Akanau7311/
Okosnu739/
Akamnu737/
Ukanou735/
Oukonu734/
Ukeanu734/
Ukaneu734/
Okeenu733/
Udkanu733/
Akeanu733/
Akhanu733/
Hakanu732/
Akanui732/
Okognu732/
Okounu732/
Okoneu732/
Okeneu732/
Akainu732/
Ukainu731/
Akaanu731/
Ekanui731/
Ekaunu731/
Akanuu731/
Okoonu731/
Ekaenu731/
Akanuj731/
Okhonu731/
Ekannu731/
Okenui731/
Ukangu731/
Okonus731/
Houkannou714/
Houckanou714/
Houkangou712/
Oukhamnou711/
Okounou67430/
Ocheanu6777/
Gakanou6711/
Hukanui6711/
Ekannou676/
Okuonou676/
Hoceanu675/
Akahanu674/
Akannou674/
Hokonou673/
Okongou673/
Akanhou672/
Hekanou672/
Gokonou672/
Ocagnou671/
Akcanus671/
Ukanauh671/
Hekhanu671/
Hokonui671/
Hakanui671/
Okonnou671/
Ekahanu671/
Akanaut671/
Okongnu671/
Okeunou671/
Akanuha671/
Houkonu671/
Haskanu671/
Akainhu671/
Ukanaux670/

Okanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okanu in the Russian language
Окануokanu-

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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 Okanu
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