Okuku Surname
Approximately 13,459 people bear this surname
Okuku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7,698 | 1:5,999 | 822 |
| Uganda | 3,240 | 1:12,049 | 1,989 |
| Nigeria | 2,242 | 1:79,011 | 5,615 |
| Tanzania | 218 | 1:242,851 | 19,731 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Okuku (2,288) may also be a first name.
Okuku Demographics
Okuku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okuku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okuku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okuku occurs most in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okuku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okuku is the 39,040th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 541,463 people. Okuku is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okuku are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 155,907th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 2,288 people.
The surname Okuku is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 7,698 people, or 1 in 5,999. In Kenya Okuku is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 41 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 15 percent live and Migori County, where 13 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Okuku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Okuku last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Okuku surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Okuku earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.69% less than the national average, earning $41,556 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okukcu | 91 | 85 | / |
| Okukut | 91 | 3 | / |
| Okukku | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okukuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Odkuku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okoukou | 83 | 125 | / |
| Okhukhu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akuku | 80 | 9,480 | / |
| Ekuku | 80 | 1,191 | / |
| Okucu | 80 | 580 | / |
| Ocuku | 80 | 316 | / |
| Ukuku | 80 | 197 | / |
| Okiku | 80 | 5 | / |
| Okhiku | 73 | 438 | / |
| Gukuku | 73 | 51 | / |
| Ekueku | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ekeuku | 73 | 39 | / |
| Okutcu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ukauku | 73 | 12 | / |
| Akukut | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okuscu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Akuuku | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hokiku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ekauku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akouku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hakuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gakuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akukuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuhku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoeku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukukeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuikui | 67 | 1,578 | / |
| Okkuscu | 67 | 137 | / |
| Akoukou | 67 | 66 | / |
| Askukuh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekhukhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Askukuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuikou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuikeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuekou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gokgucu | 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
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- 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 Okuku
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