Okua Surname

271,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,3041:29,9384,080
Nigeria1101:1,610,38960,100
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Congo51:997,81917,129
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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 surname Okua (Russian: Окуа) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 271,949th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,089,068 people. The last name Okua is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okua are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most common first name internationally, held by 59 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,304 people, or 1 in 29,938. In Uganda Okua is most prevalent in: Yumbe District, where 54 percent are found, Arua District, where 21 percent are found and Koboko District, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okuah89162/
Okwua8972/
Okuae8912/
Onkua893/
Gokua892/
Hokua891/
Okuat891/
Ojkua891/
Okgua891/
Okuea891/
Ongkua8022/
Okwuha804/
Okwuas802/
Okuhea801/
Okwuad801/
Okouha801/
Okueha801/
Oskwua801/
Akua759,282/
Okwa752,740/
Okuo751,307/
Oqua75997/
Ogua75605/
Ekua75149/
Ukua7594/
Ocua7520/
Ákua751/
Okwuhoa732/
Okwuaha731/
Okwueha731/
Okwai67940/
Oguah67415/
Okwah67393/
Hokuo67375/
Ogwua67180/
Okway6773/
Oquah6760/
Oguai6755/
Akwua6752/
Hakua6737/
Okwaa6734/
Oguha6724/
Okwuo6723/
Ekwua6723/
Ukwua6719/
Ankua6717/
Hoqua6716/
Oguas6715/
Okwat6713/
Ouqua679/
Aukua679/
Okuoz679/
Okwau678/
Gakua678/
Akuaa677/
Hekua676/
Ukuat674/
Oncua674/
Okgwa673/
Oggua673/
Uskua673/
Akgua672/
Akkua672/
Ougba672/
Oguaz672/
Okuoh672/
Okwea672/
Oghua672/
Unkua671/
Azkua671/
Oquas671/
Osgua671/
Oquea671/
Hokwa671/
Akuay671/
Oguay671/
Okwou671/
Ocuat671/
Akuoa671/
Okweu671/
Okgba671/
Ukuaa671/
Ougwa671/
Okuot671/
Ogkwa671/
Ougua671/
Udkua671/
Oskwa671/
Ukuah671/
Akqua671/
Oquay670/

Okua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okua in the Russian language
Окуаokua-

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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 Okua
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