Okbu Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Okbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okbu is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okbu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okbu is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Okbu are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Okbu is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden Okbu is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 50 percent are found, Kalmar County, where 25 percent are found and Västerbotten County, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Sweden it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okbaus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oukbou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oikebu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akbu | 75 | 24 | / |
| Ukbu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ekbu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oqbu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ocbu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akbuz | 67 | 506 | / |
| Akbus | 67 | 20 | / |
| Akbou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ocbus | 67 | 13 | / |
| Akbuğ | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oqubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocbut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gocbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akbuğa | 60 | 2,780 | / |
| Ukbush | 60 | 6 | / |
| Akbult | 60 | 3 | / |
| Akbuut | 60 | 2 | / |
| Akbous | 60 | 1 | / |
| Hakbou | 60 | 1 | / |
| Okempu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Okbooh | 60 | 1 | / |
| Akbouch | 55 | 5 | / |
| Hackbush | 50 | 39 | / |
| Aqbu | 50 | 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 Okbu
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