Okolong Surname

236,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okolong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okolong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,5981:24,4303,490
Cameroon861:241,50123,877
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Okolong (23) may also be a first name.

Okolong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okolong occurs most in Uganda. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Okolong.

How Common Is The Last Name Okolong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 236,849th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,296,902 people. The last name Okolong occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okolong reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,598 people, or 1 in 24,430. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Tororo District, where 55 percent reside, Busia District, where 6 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 6 percent reside. Other than Uganda Okolong exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Okolong Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okollong933/
Hokoloeng884/
Ochkolong881/
Akolong86763/
Ekolong866/
Okulong861/
Ocolong861/
Gouckolong821/
Akholong804/
Akoulong803/
Okoolang801/
Oicolong801/
Akollong801/
Ekouloung754/
Okalang711,748/
Okulang71202/
Okulung718/
Akalong716/
Ekelong715/
Okalung713/
Akulong711/
Akelong711/
Akoulang674/
Akolyang671/
Okallang671/
Okalangh671/
Ozkolunk671/
Akalang57141/
Akulung573/
Ukolyonkova561/
Ozkulunk5328/
Akuliang5317/
Akkalang534/

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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 Okolong
  • 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