Okanu Surname
Approximately 1,015 people bear this surname
Okanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 904 | 1:195,954 | 11,789 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Okanu (63) may also be a first name.
Okanu Demographics
Average Okanu Salary in
United States
$28,531 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okanu (Russian: Окану) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okanu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 357,522nd most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,179,848 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Okanu live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okanu is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 63 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 904 people, or 1 in 195,954. In Nigeria Okanu is mostly found in: Rivers, where 21 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Abia, where 9 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common 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 those bearing the Okanu last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with 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
Okanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okanu in the Russian language | ||
| Окану | okanu | - |
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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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