Okiru Surname
Approximately 6,082 people bear this surname
Okiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,598 | 1:10,850 | 1,820 |
| Kenya | 2,464 | 1:18,742 | 2,210 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Okiru (804) may also be a first name.
Okiru Demographics
Okiru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okiru occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okiru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 80,133rd most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,198,215 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okiru live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 288,491st most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 804 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 3,598 people, or 1 in 10,850. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Tororo District, where 42 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 13 percent reside and Busia District, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 41 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Okiru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okieru | 91 | 59 | / |
| Okiruh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okoiru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okeiru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okirau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okierou | 83 | 99 | / |
| Gokirou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ekiru | 80 | 14,966 | / |
| Akiru | 80 | 7,330 | / |
| Okuru | 80 | 1,636 | / |
| Okeru | 80 | 478 | / |
| Ociru | 80 | 442 | / |
| Ukiru | 80 | 140 | / |
| Gokhairu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochiru | 73 | 127 | / |
| Akieru | 73 | 96 | / |
| Akirou | 73 | 24 | / |
| Hakiru | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ocireu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Oukuru | 73 | 9 | / |
| Akhiru | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ukairu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Akairu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okueru | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okhuru | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okereu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okearu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekirui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okkuru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okeeru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okurau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okheru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gakiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Askiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okiroo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oykuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hokuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akkiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aakiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akiruz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akirui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akirush | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hakirou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okethru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akireut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hukuiru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oukerou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhieru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeargu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukuirau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houkuru | 67 | 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 Okiru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis