Okiru Surname

80,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,5981:10,8501,820
Kenya2,4641:18,7422,210
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Okiru (804) may also be a first name.

Okiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okiru is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okiru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 80,133rd most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,198,215 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okiru live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Okiru is also the 288,491st most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 804 people.

Okiru is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,598 people, or 1 in 10,850. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 42 percent live, Bugiri District, where 13 percent live and Busia District, where 7 percent live. Apart from Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 41 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Okiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Okiru last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okieru9159/
Okiruh911/
Okoiru911/
Okeiru911/
Okirau911/
Okierou8399/
Gokirou835/
Ekiru8014,966/
Akiru807,330/
Okuru801,636/
Okeru80478/
Ociru80442/
Ukiru80140/
Gokhairu771/
Ochiru73127/
Akieru7396/
Akirou7324/
Hakiru7316/
Ocireu7313/
Oukuru739/
Akhiru738/
Ukairu738/
Akairu737/
Okueru737/
Okhuru737/
Okereu734/
Okearu734/
Ekirui734/
Okkuru733/
Okeeru732/
Okurau732/
Okheru731/
Gakiru731/
Askiru731/
Okiroo731/
Oykuru731/
Hokuru731/
Akkiru731/
Aakiru731/
Akiruz731/
Akirui731/
Akirush6726/
Hakirou673/
Okethru672/
Akireut672/
Hukuiru672/
Oukerou671/
Akhieru671/
Okeargu671/
Ukuirau671/
Houkuru671/

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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
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