Okuku Surname

39,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7,6981:5,999822
Uganda3,2401:12,0491,989
Nigeria2,2421:79,0115,615
Tanzania2181:242,85119,731
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden131:757,44356,422
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Okuku (2,288) may also be a first name.

Okuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okuku is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okuku is the 39,040th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 541,463 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okuku reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okuku is also the 155,907th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 2,288 people.

Okuku is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 7,698 people, or 1 in 5,999. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Busia County, where 41 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 15 percent are found and Migori County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Kenya it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Okuku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Okuku last name is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Okuku surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okukcu9185/
Okukut913/
Okukku912/
Okukuh911/
Odkuku911/
Okoukou83125/
Okhukhu831/
Akuku809,480/
Ekuku801,191/
Okucu80580/
Ocuku80316/
Ukuku80197/
Okiku805/
Okhiku73438/
Gukuku7351/
Ekueku7342/
Ekeuku7339/
Okutcu7317/
Ukauku7312/
Akukut737/
Okuscu737/
Akuuku736/
Hokiku735/
Ekauku733/
Akouku733/
Hakuku731/
Gakuku731/
Ekuuku731/
Akukuu731/
Akuhku731/
Okoeku731/
Ukukeu731/
Ekuikui671,578/
Okkuscu67137/
Akoukou6766/
Askukuh673/
Ekhukhu671/
Askukuu671/
Akuikou671/
Akuikeu671/
Akuekou671/
Gokgucu671/

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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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