Okuja Surname

273,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okuja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okuja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,3821:28,2483,906
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Okuja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okuja is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuja? popularity and diffusion

Okuja is the 273,609th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,128,463 people. The last name Okuja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okuja are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,382 people, or 1 in 28,248. In Uganda Okuja is primarily concentrated in: Dokolo District, where 31 percent are found, Amolatar District, where 18 percent are found and Apac District, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Okuja occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okujja9112/
Okauja917/
Okujah912/
Okuj891/
Oukouja831/
Okusa803,927/
Okuya801,901/
Okujo80666/
Okuji80631/
Okaja80529/
Okeja80348/
Okoja80177/
Okija8056/
Akuja8027/
Okuje8026/
Okuca807/
Gokuj804/
Okuia803/
Okuza801/
Hokujo732,933/
Okouya731,618/
Hokuya73813/
Akujah7388/
Gokuje7375/
Okijah7370/
Okuyaz7361/
Okoaja7336/
Akudja7332/
Okajah7330/
Okuyat7328/
Okejah7326/
Okioja7320/
Okusai7313/
Okhuya7313/
Oukaja737/
Oskaja737/
Oukusa736/
Okusah736/
Okoeja735/
Akujai735/
Okuoya734/
Okouji734/
Okeujo733/
Okuijo733/
Okujjo733/
Okousa732/
Akauja732/
Oškāja732/
Okuzia732/
Aakuja731/
Okojas731/
Okuyah731/
Okejas731/
Akujau731/
Okauji731/
Oquija731/
Okusat731/
Okuzea731/
Okucea731/
Okugea731/
Okouha731/
Akkuja731/
Akujat731/
Akuuja731/
Akouja731/
Okucai731/
Okujie731/
Okujyo731/
Okai6742,477/
Okou6714,978/
Okay6712,098/
Okui6711,223/
Okae674,938/
Okoa671,149/
Okaj67821/
Okaa67792/
Okhuoya67767/
Okau67291/
Okea67270/
Okojaja67265/
Okue6782/
Akuj6780/
Okeu6780/
Akoudja676/
Okej675/
Okejazz674/
Okoj674/
Okouyas674/
Okuy673/
Okhouya673/
Hokusai672/
Ookhuya672/
Okeyaja672/
Okejaja672/
Okuyaya672/
Ocheuja671/
Okuohia671/
Okohaja671/
Oukhija671/
Okój671/
Okoudjo671/
Okhuyah671/
Okoyaja671/

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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 Okuja
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