Okoku Surname

379,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6511:59,9686,966
Nigeria2671:663,45630,992
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Okoku (22) may also be a first name.

Okoku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okoku is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Okoku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okoku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 379,929th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,760,965 people. Okoku is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okoku live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 651 people, or 1 in 59,968. In Uganda it is most common in: Zombo District, where 65 percent are found, Kiryandongo District, where 13 percent are found and Nebbi District, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Okoku is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and Sudan, where 2 percent are found.

Okoku Last Name Statistics demography

Okoku earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokoku91781/
Hokoku91365/
Okokou9168/
Ozkoku9166/
Okooku911/
Okkoku911/
Okoeku911/
Okoukou83125/
Hokkoku8326/
Okokkou831/
Okaku80852/
Ukoku80391/
Ekoku80254/
Okeku80175/
Akoku80143/
Ocoku8013/
Okocu802/
Oukoukou771/
Okokault771/
Akuoku73440/
Hokaku73371/
Gokaku7337/
Okhaku7313/
Akokou737/
Akokcu737/
Okekuu735/
Akouku733/
Ekokou732/
Okekeu732/
Okakou732/
Okakus731/
Occoku731/
Okkaku731/
Ekuoku731/
Okaeku731/
Akooku731/
Eekoku731/
Okokoo731/
Ocgoku731/
Okhakhu67280/
Okkuscu67137/
Akoukou6766/
Akoikou6710/
Akoekou672/
Okhukhu671/
Oukoukkous671/
Akoïkou671/
Akoîkou671/

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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 Okoku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis