Oku Surname

11,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Oku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan31,7111:4,032665
Nigeria10,4831:16,8981,619
Ghana3,0481:8,8651,206
Cameroon8361:24,8433,378
Turkey5811:133,94410,898
United States3341:1,085,20678,873
Papua New Guinea1871:43,6035,342
Brazil1861:1,150,93740,026
Indonesia1621:816,35361,944
Israel681:125,84813,711
England621:898,67846,462
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Solomon Islands281:20,7154,044
India261:29,502,515369,827
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China31:455,773,85521,925
France31:22,140,907385,998
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Oku (3,938) may also be a first name.

Oku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oku (Georgian: ოკუ, Hindi: ओकू, Marathi: ओकू, Russian: Оку) has its highest incidence in Japan. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oku.

How Common Is The Last Name Oku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oku is the 11,713th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 151,963 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Oku reside; 66 percent reside in East Asia and 66 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 111,523rd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,938 people.

The surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 31,711 people, or 1 in 4,032. In Japan Oku is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 20 percent live, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Outside of Japan this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Ghana, where 6 percent live.

Oku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Oku last name are 8.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oku earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 4.44% less than the national average, earning R 227,088 per year and in United States they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning $48,968 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okou8614,978/
Okui8611,223/
Goku861,641/
Okuh86358/
Oiku86333/
Okuu86299/
Okau86291/
Okcu86232/
Ooku86163/
Otku86148/
Ouku86123/
Hoku8692/
Okeu8680/
Okhu869/
Ozku869/
Okku866/
Okux865/
Okuy863/
Oyku862/
Ohku861/
Okuj861/
Okgu861/
Oeku861/
Gokou751,858/
Okohu751,371/
Gokui75638/
Hokui75174/
Hokku7579/
Oskui7566/
Oukou7549/
Hokou7545/
Ozkuy7542/
Okahu7535/
Okuth7525/
Okout7522/
Okutt7517/
Gokau7516/
Ozkus7511/
Gokhu759/
Hokau757/
Ozkuz757/
Gokku756/
Okeus755/
Okouz755/
Gokuj754/
Okusz754/
Oikou754/
Hooku754/
Ohuku753/
Okuhe753/
Oskou753/
Okhui752/
Hokuy752/
Okous752/
Okhut752/
Okuid752/
Hokut752/
Okkud751/
Hocku751/
Gouku751/
Oskuy751/
Ossku751/
Hokeu751/
Hokuś751/
Ozkup751/
Oshku751/
Okeuh751/
Okuut751/
Okuit751/
Okkou751/
Okeue751/
Okusj751/
Ozkut751/
Ohkux751/
Aku6720,894/
Uku676,049/
Eku674,008/
Okouyi67511/
Ocu67507/
Ouskou67410/
Ochkus67232/
Goukou67134/
Okhuis67121/
Houkou6764/
Okouhe6740/
Oukhou6711/
Hokusz6711/
Okhoud679/
Okeuhe678/
Okuhie678/
Hoikhu677/
Oshkou677/
Hookup676/
Oskouy676/
Oukkou674/
Okuicz674/
Okhuys673/
Odkhau672/
Goukeu672/
Oukoud672/
Ockhus672/
Ockhui671/
Outkou671/
Oskaus671/
Hokuue671/
Hockeu671/
Okcheu671/
Okhaus671/
Okouha671/
O'Kupp671/
Gokeuh671/
Uogkut671/
Hookus670/
Hockus670/
Hockut670/

Oku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oku in the Georgian language
ოკუoku-
Oku in the Hindi language
ओकूoku-
Oku in the Marathi language
ओकूoku-
Oku in the Russian language
Окуoku-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Oku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis