Okonu Surname

259,625th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okonu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okonu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2381:143,0889,148
Kenya2531:182,52913,729
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Okonu (180) may also be a first name.

Okonu Last Name Facts

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

Okonu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okonu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 259,625th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,813,439 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okonu are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 679,247th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 180 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,238 people, or 1 in 143,088. In Nigeria Okonu is most frequent in: Rivers, where 26 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 18 percent reside and Delta, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Okonu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Okonu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Okonu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 76.1% less than the national average, earning $10,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okongu91170/
Okuonu91115/
Okonou9136/
Okonui9122/
Okoenu9116/
Okosnu919/
Oukonu914/
Okounu912/
Okoneu912/
Okognu912/
Okhonu911/
Okoonu911/
Okonus911/
Okounou83430/
Okuonou836/
Hokonou833/
Okongou833/
Gokonou832/
Houkonu831/
Hokonui831/
Okongnu831/
Okonnou831/
Ukonu803,885/
Okenu801,121/
Okanu801,015/
Okunu80401/
Akonu80300/
Ekonu80138/
Oconu801/
Okoungou7720/
Houkonou7714/
Oukounou7714/
Hoikonou779/
Gokounou773/
Okounnou772/
Okougnou771/
Okungu732,399/
Okunnu73614/
Ackonu73347/
Akonou73100/
Akuonu7335/
Akongu7330/
Okhunu7315/
Ukuonu7314/
Okonoe734/
Ukonnu734/
Okuunu733/
Okunuu733/
Okeenu733/
Ukoonu732/
Ukounu732/
Okeneu732/
Okannu731/
Okunou731/
Okunus731/
Ekuonu731/
Gokanu731/
Ukonou731/
Oskunu731/
Odkunu731/
Okaanu731/
Okaunu731/
Ukonus731/
Okanut731/
Okenui731/
Ukongu731/
Akomnu731/
Akonui731/
Houkonnou7129/
Ockoungou714/
Houkongou711/
Houkounou711/
Okoignaud711/
Oukkounou711/
Akounou67531/
O'Kunnu678/
Okangou676/
Okhonoe674/
Gakongu672/
Akongou672/
Okhungu672/
Gokanou672/
Akonnui672/
Ukongou671/
Okannau671/
Okeunou671/
Houkounnou671/
Oikonoo671/
Akoenou671/
Akoinou671/
Akonnou671/
Ackonuh671/

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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 Okonu
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