Okello Surname

1,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okello Surname User-submission:

Okello or Akello is a Lou surname, that originates from the name of a male ancestor. The ancestor was so named as he was a child born after the birth of twins. Lou personal names were given based on a circumstance of birth.

Okello Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda254,7681:1532
Kenya42,3241:1,091176
Ethiopia13,8441:7,0461,109
Sudan9,2401:4,060586
Tanzania6451:82,0808,399
England2551:218,50218,526
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
Australia431:627,80744,139
Botswana391:56,07510,323
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
Swaziland91:144,244719
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Okello (19,882) may also be a first name.

Okello Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Okello or Akello is a Lou surname, that originates from the name of a male ancestor. The ancestor was so named as he was a child born after the birth of twins. Lou personal names were given based on a circumstance of birth.

- Forebears.io

Okello Last Name Facts

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

Okello (Russian: Окелло) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okello? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,709th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 22,639 people. The last name Okello occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okello are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okello is also the 37,963rd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 19,882 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 254,768 people, or 1 in 153. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Oyam District, where 9 percent reside, Lira District, where 9 percent reside and Gulu District, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Okello exists in 61 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 4 percent reside.

Okello Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Okello surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Okello last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.47% registered with the party.

The amount Okello earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.47% more than the national average, earning R 414,612 per year; in United States they earn 10.86% less than the national average, earning $38,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.19% less than the national average, earning $39,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okelloh92512/
Okelllo9279/
Okeello9212/
O'Kello929/
Okkello926/
Okelloo926/
Okelloi923/
Okellot922/
Ookello922/
Okoello921/
Oukello921/
Okllo912/
Oshkello868/
Oukellou861/
Akello83324,606/
Ocello83621/
Okella83178/
Ukello8344/
Ekello839/
Okillo835/
Oklo80401/
Oshkelluo801/
Ochello77183/
Occello77155/
Akelllo7795/
Akellio7745/
Akelloh7731/
Akeello776/
Akkello776/
Akelloo773/
Aakello772/
Akelloi772/
Oukella772/
O'Cello772/
Okellia771/
Ockella771/
Akaello771/
Aekello771/
O'Kella771/
Akellos771/
Oquello771/
Oklou73558/
Oklla7311/
Oklod739/
Oklio733/
Goklo732/
Ocllo732/
Akllo732/
Ekllo731/
Oklho731/
Oeclo731/
Okleo731/
Hakiello712/
Askellou711/
Occellio711/
Akella675,156/
Acello67161/
Okilla67140/
Ukella67113/
Ucello6761/
Ocella6723/
Akillo6722/
Gocklo6715/
Ekella6712/
Ocillo6712/
Ecllio671/
O'Klos671/
Okllah671/
Ouklou671/
Oqullo671/
Oclloa671/
Goklyo671/

Okello Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okello in the Russian language
Океллоokello-

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