Okongu Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Okongu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 108 | 1:361,475 | 23,506 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
Okongu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okongu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okongu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Okongu.
How Common Is The Last Name Okongu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,321,499th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okongu live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Okongu is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 361,475. In Uganda it is most common in: Katakwi District, where 43 percent reside, Amuria District, where 17 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 11 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okongou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Okongnu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okonu | 91 | 1,514 | / |
| Okogu | 91 | 397 | / |
| Okoungou | 86 | 20 | / |
| Okungu | 83 | 2,399 | / |
| Ekongu | 83 | 311 | / |
| Okuonu | 83 | 115 | / |
| Okonou | 83 | 36 | / |
| Akongu | 83 | 30 | / |
| Okonui | 83 | 22 | / |
| Okosnu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Oukonu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Okogau | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okognu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okoneu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okoghu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okounu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okogou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okhonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okoonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okongó | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okonus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ukongu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ockoungou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Houkongou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okounou | 77 | 430 | / |
| Okangou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Okuonou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hokonou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gakongu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akongou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gokonou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okhungu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Houkonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okong'ó | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okonnou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okongoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukongou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hokonui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okanu | 73 | 1,015 | / |
| Akogu | 73 | 894 | / |
| Okagu | 73 | 541 | / |
| Akonu | 73 | 300 | / |
| Oconu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukounou | 71 | 14 | / |
| Houkonou | 71 | 14 | / |
| Hoikonou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Akoungou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gokounou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okounnou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okougnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okusengu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akungu | 67 | 552 | / |
| Akogou | 67 | 429 | / |
| Ackonu | 67 | 347 | / |
| Ekangu | 67 | 300 | / |
| Ukungu | 67 | 137 | / |
| Akonou | 67 | 100 | / |
| Akangu | 67 | 39 | / |
| Econgu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Akuonu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Houkonnou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ocungu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Okeugu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okonoe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akougu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houkangou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akoguz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akoguu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akonui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gokanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akomgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaguu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okanut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akomnu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okannu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houkounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukkounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoignaud | 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
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- 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 Okongu
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