Okook Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Okook Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Okook Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okook Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okook (Russian: Окоок) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okook? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okook reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Okook is primarily found in: Tororo District, where 67 percent are found and Katakwi District, where 33 percent are found. Not including Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okok | 89 | 5,984 | / |
| Gokok | 80 | 171 | / |
| Okoke | 80 | 167 | / |
| Okoik | 80 | 152 | / |
| Akook | 80 | 15 | / |
| Hokok | 80 | 5 | / |
| Okouk | 80 | 5 | / |
| Okock | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ookok | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okokh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okkok | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okoek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okuok | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekook | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ocook | 80 | 1 | / |
| O'Cook | 73 | 9 | / |
| Okoike | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okuoke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okhokh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oukouk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hakook | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoick | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoogh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ocookk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ocooke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuk | 67 | 1,301 | / |
| Okak | 67 | 71 | / |
| Okokowa | 67 | 37 | / |
| Okoc | 67 | 22 | / |
| Okog | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okoq | 67 | 2 | / |
| O'Cooke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okox | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uokuoke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goukouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukhouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okokova | 67 | 1 | / |
Okook Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okook in the Russian language | ||
| Окоок | okook | - |
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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 Okook
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