Okua Surname
Approximately 1,432 people bear this surname
Okua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,304 | 1:29,938 | 4,080 |
| Nigeria | 110 | 1:1,610,389 | 60,100 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Okua (59) may also be a first name.
Okua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okua (Russian: Окуа) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 271,949th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,089,068 people. The last name Okua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okua live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okua is also the 1,282,666th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 59 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,304 people, or 1 in 29,938. In Uganda Okua is mostly found in: Yumbe District, where 54 percent are found, Arua District, where 21 percent are found and Koboko District, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okuah | 89 | 162 | / |
| Okwua | 89 | 72 | / |
| Okuae | 89 | 12 | / |
| Onkua | 89 | 3 | / |
| Gokua | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hokua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okuat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ojkua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okgua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okuea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ongkua | 80 | 22 | / |
| Okwuha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Okwuas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okuhea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwuad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okouha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okueha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oskwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akua | 75 | 9,282 | / |
| Okwa | 75 | 2,740 | / |
| Okuo | 75 | 1,307 | / |
| Oqua | 75 | 997 | / |
| Ogua | 75 | 605 | / |
| Ekua | 75 | 149 | / |
| Ukua | 75 | 94 | / |
| Ocua | 75 | 20 | / |
| Ákua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okwuhoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okwuaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwueha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwai | 67 | 940 | / |
| Oguah | 67 | 415 | / |
| Okwah | 67 | 393 | / |
| Hokuo | 67 | 375 | / |
| Ogwua | 67 | 180 | / |
| Okway | 67 | 73 | / |
| Oquah | 67 | 60 | / |
| Oguai | 67 | 55 | / |
| Akwua | 67 | 52 | / |
| Hakua | 67 | 37 | / |
| Okwaa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Oguha | 67 | 24 | / |
| Okwuo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ekwua | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ukwua | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ankua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hoqua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oguas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Okwat | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ouqua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aukua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okuoz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okwau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gakua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Akuaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hekua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ukuat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oncua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okgwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oggua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uskua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akgua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akkua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ougba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oguaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okuoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oghua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Unkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oquas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osgua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oquea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oguay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocuat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okgba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ougwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ougua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Udkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oskwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akqua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oquay | 67 | 0 | / |
Okua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okua in the Russian language | ||
| Окуа | okua | - |
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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
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- 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 Okua
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