Okuge Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okuge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okuge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Okuge (10) may also be a first name.

Okuge Last Name Facts

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

Okuge is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Okuge.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okuge is the 5,587,209th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Okuge is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okuge are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name internationally, held by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most common in: Homa Bay County, where 67 percent live, Kisumu County, where 17 percent live and Siaya County, where 17 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 42 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okugie9137/
Okusge9128/
Okunge9115/
Okugye917/
Okuege914/
Okeuge913/
Okughe911/
Okugea911/
Okughea831/
Okuse801,518/
Okuga80487/
Okoge8071/
Ekuge8042/
Okuje8026/
Okuce8018/
Okige807/
Okuze805/
Okugi804/
Akuge802/
Okhueghe771/
Okogie73695/
Okusei73135/
Okugić7360/
Okuseh7333/
Okungi7318/
Okugga7311/
Akunge7310/
Okugha736/
Okuiga735/
Okooge734/
Ekughe734/
Okuise733/
Akugeh732/
Akughe732/
Akauge732/
Okouga732/
Okuzie732/
Okuzea731/
Akhuge731/
Okauze731/
Ocunge731/
Okucea731/
Akugge731/
Okihge731/
Okeuga731/
Ukughe731/
Okujer731/
Akuege731/
Hokuse730/
Okounghea719/
Okungeowa713/
Hokusei671,841/
Okougha67398/
Okheuse674/
Ekhugie672/
Okoudje672/
Akungie671/
Okoungi671/
Akuguei671/
Ukaunge671/
Akhugie671/
Gokuzhe671/

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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 Okuge
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