Okujava Surname

353,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Okujava Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Megrelian word for 'earring' (ოჸუჯე) and has the standard Megrelian suffix -ავა attached to it. It's most likely to denote an ancestor who was known for wearing an earring. The surname was most famously borne by the Soviet artist Bulat Okudzhava, who lived in Russia in the 20th century.

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Okujava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia6781:5,5241,210
Abkhazia3391:716148
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Okujava Surname Meaning

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This surname comes from the Megrelian word for 'earring' (ოჸუჯე) and has the standard Megrelian suffix -ავა attached to it. It's most likely to denote an ancestor who was known for wearing an earring. The surname was most famously borne by the Soviet artist Bulat Okudzhava, who lived in Russia in the 20th century.

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Okujava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okujava (Georgian: ოკუჯავა) occurs most in Georgia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okujava? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 353,999th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 7,089,052 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Okujava reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 66 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia.

This last name is most frequently used in Georgia, where it is borne by 678 people, or 1 in 5,524. In Georgia Okujava is primarily found in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 76 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 17 percent reside and Imereti, where 4 percent reside. Barring Georgia Okujava occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Abkhazia, where 33 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okudjava937/
Okujaba863/
Gokujeva802/
Okaeva77127/
Okueva7711/
Okujwa772/
Okudzhava75211/
Okusawa715,412/
Okuzawa7137/
Okusova719/
Okayeva716/
Okhaeva714/
Okkaeva713/
Akujeva711/
Gokaeva711/
Okujjwa711/
Okuchaba67134/
Okave679/
Gokhaeva676/
Ockayova674/
Ockajova673/
Okhajeva671/
Okuojeba671/
Akajavad671/
Hokkaeva671/
Oskayova671/
Okhayeva671/

Okujava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okujava in the Georgian language
ოკუჯავაokujava-

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