Okau Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

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

Okau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1371:284,95820,187
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Japan401:3,196,10733,800
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Okau (21) may also be a first name.

Okau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okau (Russian: Окау) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 912,827th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Okau reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 21 people.

The last name Okau is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 284,958. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Bukedea District, where 28 percent are found, Kumi District, where 28 percent are found and Busia District, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Japan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okaju89295/
Okayu8954/
Okahu8935/
Okaue8921/
Gokau8916/
Hokau897/
Oka86157,100/
Oku8647,956/
Okauja807/
Odkhau802/
Oskaus801/
Okauji801/
Okayou801/
Okhaus801/
Oskaue801/
Okai7542,477/
Okou7514,978/
Goka7513,913/
Ooka7513,168/
Okay7512,098/
Okah7511,912/
Okui7511,223/
Okae754,938/
Hoka753,595/
Akau753,402/
Okka753,291/
Goku751,641/
Okoa751,149/
Ouka75957/
Ekau75949/
Okaj75821/
Okaa75792/
Okha75459/
Okuh75358/
Oiku75333/
Ukau75320/
Okuu75299/
Okea75270/
Okcu75232/
Ooku75163/
Ogka75159/
Oeka75155/
Otku75148/
Ouku75123/
Oika75100/
Hoku7592/
Okue7582/
Okeu7580/
Uoka7520/
Ośka7518/
Ohka7517/
Oška7513/
Đoka7512/
Okhu759/
Ozku759/
Ocau758/
Oyka757/
Okku756/
Okga756/
Ojka755/
Okux755/
Okuy753/
Oyku752/
Ohku751/
Okuj751/
Okaľ751/
Okgu751/
Oqau751/
Oeku751/
Oukayou731/
Okaihau731/
Okauhie731/
Hokhayu731/
Okahoue731/
Ockhaus731/
Okhauwe731/
Okaya675,107/
Okoya674,847/
Okiya674,145/
Okeya673,358/
Okaji672,432/
Okuya671,901/
Gokou671,858/
Hojka671,699/
Okoue671,437/
Okuja671,421/
Okohu671,371/
Okuyo671,207/
Okhai67793/
Okkay67715/
Okujo67666/
Hokka67657/
Gokui67638/
Okuji67631/
Oukha67588/
Okayo67573/
Okayi67553/
Okeah67540/
Okaja67529/
Ohuka67520/
Ekayu67475/
Oukka67475/
Okaje67472/
Okhae67438/
Gouka67354/
Okeja67348/
Okaye67341/
Gojka67331/
Hokai67318/
Hooka67219/
Okhue67201/
Gokai67200/
Okkaş67184/
Okoja67177/
Hokui67174/
Gokha67171/
Gokay67162/
Hoika67157/
Okhah67127/
Gakau67121/
Okaah67120/
Hokah67115/
Okuye67105/
Ouška67104/
Outka6786/
Hokku6779/
Okuyi6769/
Oskui6766/
Akahu6766/
Oukai6764/
Hokaj6758/
Okija6756/
Houka6753/
Okaha6753/
Ockay6750/
Oukou6749/
Oukay6748/
Hoyka6746/
Hokou6745/
Gokaj6744/
Akaju6743/
Oka'a6743/
Ohkay6742/
Ozkuy6742/
Okhay6740/
Hoňka6740/
Goika6739/
Oikai6739/
Okaih6738/
Gokaa6734/
Okhaa6734/
Aekau6732/
Hakau6727/
Hocka6727/
Okuje6726/
Hekau6725/
Okuth6725/
Hoška6724/
Hoťka6723/
Goyka6722/
Okout6722/
Hukau6720/
Okaie6718/
Okcay6718/
Okutt6717/
Akauh6717/
Oikka6715/
Okaia6715/
Okeia6714/
Oskea6713/
Okawe6713/
Okeyu6712/
Hoľka6712/
Gokka6711/
Hokea6711/
Okeha6711/
Ozkus6711/
Okaas6711/
Gokhu679/
Oikae679/
Okaii679/
Akhau678/
Oudka678/
Gooka677/
Okass677/
Ozkuz677/
Gokea676/
Okoia676/
Gokku676/
Ookay675/
Akayu675/
Okkah675/
Okeus675/
Okouz675/
Ockah675/
Hokaa675/
Uskau675/
Gukau675/
Gokuj674/
Ahkau674/
Okhea674/
Akaut674/
Okusz674/
Okoué674/
Oikou674/
Hooku674/
Okkaa674/
Aukau673/
Akaup673/
Okuia673/
Ohuku673/
Okuhe673/
Okays673/
Akkau673/
Okcah673/
Eckau673/
Ouzka673/
Oskou673/
Ukhau672/
Okhui672/
Hokuy672/
Ekkau672/
Uikau672/
Oskca672/
Đokaj672/
Ouhka672/
Okous672/
Okait672/
Okhut672/
Ockaj672/
Okajo672/
Okuid672/
Hokut672/
Ojkha671/
Ockoa671/
Oiska671/
Okats671/
Okkud671/
Ookae671/
Hocku671/
Hokca671/
Gouku671/
Oskuy671/
Okkaz671/
Okeea671/
Okioa671/
Ossku671/
Okeuo671/
Ukahu671/
Ohkai671/
Hohka671/
Hokay671/
Hokeu671/
Hokoa671/
Hokuś671/
Oquka671/
Oujka671/
Oukaa671/
Oukah671/
Oukhajou671/
Oszka671/
Ozkup671/
Oshku671/
Okayy671/
Okiia671/
Ojkay671/
Okeuh671/
Oikay671/
Ogkas671/
Okuut671/
Okuii671/
Okuit671/
Ocaue671/
Ocayu671/
Uokha671/
Ÿokaà671/
Gogka671/
Eouka671/
Akaiu671/
Okkou671/
Okaeh671/
Okahs671/
Okaph671/
Okeue671/
Okooa671/
Okkad671/
Ukaju671/
Okusj671/
Oikas671/
Okatz671/
Oskai671/
Ooska671/
Ozkut671/
Ohkux671/
Ekaue671/
Askau671/
O'Kay670/
Gokae670/
Hockhaus670/
Hokha670/
Oekka670/

Okau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okau in the Russian language
Окауokau-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Okau
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis