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 or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okongu? popularity and diffusion
Okongu is the 1,321,499th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okongu are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 361,475. In Uganda Okongu is most common in: Katakwi District, where 43 percent reside, Amuria District, where 17 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account 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
- 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 Okongu
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