Okubo Surname

3,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Okubo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okubo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan149,4501:855149
United States9991:362,82232,330
Brazil9341:229,2028,867
Nigeria8651:204,78912,234
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Thailand1091:648,058109,152
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Canada421:877,27667,671
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
England131:4,286,005132,302
Guam121:13,3432,098
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
China61:227,886,92811,701
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Okubo (286) may also be a first name.

Okubo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okubo occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okubo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,679th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 47,698 people. The last name Okubo occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Okubo are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 523,065th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 286 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 149,450 people, or 1 in 855. In Japan it is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent live, Saitama Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Outside of Japan it exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Okubo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Okubo has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Okubo surname increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Okubo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okubo last name are 20.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.83% being registered with the party.

The amount Okubo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.2% more than the national average, earning $54,884 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.64% more than the national average, earning $57,951 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oukubo911,148/
Ohkubo91495/
Okoubo91129/
Ookubo91109/
Okuboh9114/
Okhubo919/
Okuebo913/
Oikubo913/
Okeubo912/
Odkubo911/
Okkubo911/
Okubou911/
Okouboh834/
Okuiboh834/
Okuboss831/
Okuibos831/
Akubo805,201/
Okobo801,327/
Okuba80944/
Ekubo80707/
Okibo80261/
Ukubo8032/
Ocubo8027/
Oukoubou777/
Okoboi733,255/
Akubuo73686/
Akuboh73494/
Okhuba73140/
Okoobo73100/
Okouba7385/
Okoboa7370/
Akoubo7342/
Akuebo7320/
Okoebo7313/
Akubou7312/
Acoubo7311/
Hakubo7310/
Ekoubo737/
Okauba734/
Ekuboi734/
Okunpo733/
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Oikibo733/
Okubah732/
Okhobo732/
Okuivo731/
Hokuba731/
Aqkubo731/
Aukubo731/
Akuboi731/
Akaubo731/
Okkuba731/
Akubgo731/
Okobou731/
Okiboh731/
Okobuo731/
Akuboy731/
Ekuboh731/
Odkuba731/
Goukoubou711/
Oukhoubou711/
Gokouba6789/
Akoubou6764/
Hockuba6723/
Okoeboh6720/
Okoumpo6720/
Oikhobo6718/
Akuebuo678/
Ekeubou675/
Ukaubou674/
Ekoubou672/
Acoubou672/
Ozkubat672/
Akeubot671/
Akoubuo671/
Akouboi671/
Akuibou671/
Akeubou671/
Okhoboh671/
Okoboha671/
Okubath671/
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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 Okubo
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