Okilu Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Okilu Last Name Facts

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

Okilu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okilu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okilu live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Okilu is primarily concentrated in: Luweero District, where 17 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 8 percent reside and Buikwe District, where 8 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoilu91320/
Okhilu91144/
Okiolu916/
Okilou912/
Okiluha832/
Akilu8016,125/
Okulu802,491/
Ekilu80279/
Okelu80184/
Ocilu801/
Houkilou771/
Okullu736,959/
Hakilu734,428/
Akilou732,122/
Ekileu73209/
Akiolu7361/
Okculu7338/
Ekilau7317/
Akhilu7317/
Okealu7317/
Aakilu739/
Akiliu737/
Okelou736/
Ahkilu734/
Ochilu733/
Akkilu732/
Ukailu731/
Akileu731/
Akilui731/
Ekilui731/
Ekuilu731/
Okuluu731/
Okuelu731/
Okeliu731/
Okeulu731/
Akailu731/
Okiloo731/
Okulou731/
Houzkilou718/
Hakilou671,897/
Akiolou6728/
Gukilau679/
Ozkoylu677/
Akkilou675/
Oquilus673/
Akhilau671/
Huskilu671/
Aakilou671/
Akailou671/
Akoilou671/
Akuilou671/
Akielou671/
Ozkuylu671/
Houkulu671/
Akailui671/
Hochilu671/

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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 Okilu
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