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

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

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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