Oklu Surname

164,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Oklu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oklu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,5631:10,5431,407
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Northern Cyprus151:21,2675,310
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Oklü (1) & Öklü (2,291) are calculated separately.

Oklu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oklu is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Oklü or Öklü. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oklu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oklu is the 164,528th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,764,623 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oklu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,563 people, or 1 in 10,543. Excluding Ghana Oklu exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent live.

Oklu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oklu surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.

Oklu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.56% more than the national average, earning $57,631 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oklü921/
Oklou89558/
Hoklu899/
Oklud896/
Goklu892/
Okluy891/
Öklü832,291/
Okellu802/
Okillu802/
Okluis801/
Ouklou801/
Eklu756,174/
Aklu7587/
Uklu7547/
Oclu753/
Okkillu731/
Ockluys731/
Aklou67220/
Oclou6735/
Guklu6715/
Akliu6712/
Oclus6712/
Usklu678/
Aklui674/
Oclud673/
Ukluu671/
Ocleu671/
Akleu671/
Éklou671/
Oukellou671/
Oqulu671/
Heklu671/
Akhlu671/
Aaklu671/
Ekllu671/

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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 Oklu
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