Okubu Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Okubu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 58 | 1:673,091 | 34,310 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Japan | 14 | 1:9,131,735 | 44,780 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Okubu (13) may also be a first name.
Okubu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okubu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okubu has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okubu? popularity and diffusion
Okubu is the 1,871,545th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Okubu occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Okubu reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.
Okubu is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 673,091. In Uganda Okubu is primarily concentrated in: Katakwi District, where 69 percent reside, Soroti District, where 17 percent reside and Serere District, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and Japan, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hokubu | 91 | 22 | / |
| Okuibu | 91 | 17 | / |
| Okubus | 91 | 14 | / |
| Gokubu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okubou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okuebu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akubu | 80 | 3,073 | / |
| Ekubu | 80 | 164 | / |
| Okobu | 80 | 96 | / |
| Okibu | 80 | 73 | / |
| Ukubu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ocubu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oukoubou | 77 | 7 | / |
| Hakubu | 73 | 182 | / |
| Okoebu | 73 | 64 | / |
| Gakubu | 73 | 40 | / |
| Akubou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Akuebu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ukaubu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okumpu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aukubu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akubui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekubeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okobuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akuibu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ukeubu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akubeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okibui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukubuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekubau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akubuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akusbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goukoubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oukhoubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akoubou | 67 | 64 | / |
| Akhubut | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ekeubou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ukaubou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekoubou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Acoubou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okoobuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuibou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okubu
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