Okepu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okepu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okepu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Okepu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okepu is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okepu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Okepu reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Katakwi District, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Okepu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeapu9111/
Okoepu911/
Ekepu8059/
Akepu8044/
Okopu8040/
Okapu8036/
Okipu801/
Akepeu73312/
Ekepeu737/
Akeapu737/
Ochepu734/
Akcepu733/
Okapuu733/
Okaipu731/
Okopou731/
Ocheipu679/
Akeupeu673/

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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
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  • 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 Okepu
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