Okoot Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okoot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okoot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1101:354,90323,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Okoot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okoot is found most frequently in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okoot? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,736,881st most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okoot reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Okoot is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 354,903. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kumi District, where 55 percent are found, Bukedea District, where 33 percent are found and Ngora District, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Okoot is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okooth911/
Okot8953,107/
Okoo891,481/
Okoth80128,461/
Okoit801,165/
Okote80496/
Ekoot80237/
Gokot8062/
Okost8058/
Okott8042/
Akoot8036/
Okout8022/
Oukot8014/
Okhot809/
Gokoo807/
Okooh807/
Ookoo803/
Hokot802/
Otkot801/
Ozkot801/
Oykot801/
Okots801/
Ookot801/
Okuot801/
Okooa801/
Okoht801/
Ockot801/
Oko75101,684/
Okothe7374/
Okoute7354/
Hokoth7320/
Hokote7317/
Oskotz7314/
Okoite735/
Okotte735/
Okotsh734/
Goikoo733/
Akhoot733/
Oskote732/
Akooth732/
Oukote732/
Okoths732/
Hakoot731/
Gokhoo731/
Hookoo731/
Okodte731/
Gookoo731/
Uokote731/
Okoh67108,835/
Akot6738,566/
Ooko6724,483/
Ouko6718,464/
Okoi6715,547/
Okou6714,978/
Goko673,326/
Hoko673,137/
Ekot672,453/
Okut671,972/
Ukot671,777/
Akoo671,559/
Okat671,340/
Okuo671,307/
Okoa671,149/
Oiko67881/
Okko67441/
Ocko67401/
Ocot67371/
Ocoo67370/
Okoy67228/
Okho6795/
Okoš6766/
Okod6720/
Ośko6717/
Ojko6712/
Okosowa6711/
Uoko675/
Ogko675/
Okgo675/
Oyko674/
Ohko674/
Okodowa674/
Okoz674/
Okoj674/
Oqoo674/
Oskotte673/
Okoyowa672/
Oskooyi672/
Oskooii671/
Okohová671/
Okotova671/
Houskot671/
Gokhood671/
Houkote671/
Osskooe671/
Okhooyi671/
Okoï671/
Đoko671/
Ockotch671/
Oshkooh671/
Hokcooz671/
Ouykout671/
Okqo671/
Oqko671/
Ockotte670/
Hocoott670/

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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 Okoot
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