Okumu Surname

5,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okumu Surname User-submission:

Okumu is a surname shared between the Luos and the Luhyas of Western Kenya. The names is thought to be for Luos, but in Luhyas-Bukusus and Wangas, they claim the name to be theirs and they even have a meaning of the name. In Bukusu, a child is named Okumu (male) and Akumu (female), when he or she is born after the mother got pregnant, while she was having her menstrual.

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Okumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya55,8841:826126
Uganda40,4901:96488
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Tanzania7951:66,5937,028
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Turkey551:1,414,93556,482
United Arab Emirates511:179,65212,842
England481:1,160,79354,689
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Sweden141:703,34052,204
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway61:857,04855,549
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Okumu (13,197) may also be a first name.

Okumu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Okumu is a surname shared between the Luos and the Luhyas of Western Kenya. The names is thought to be for Luos, but in Luhyas-Bukusus and Wangas, they claim the name to be theirs and they even have a meaning of the name. In Bukusu, a child is named Okumu (male) and Akumu (female), when he or she is born after the mother got pregnant, while she was having her menstrual. Scientifically, there're such cases that have been reported.

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Okumu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okumu occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okumu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,457th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,181 people. Okumu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okumu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 50,743rd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 13,197 people.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 55,884 people, or 1 in 826. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 17 percent live, Kakamega County, where 12 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 39 percent live and Sudan, where 4 percent live.

Okumu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Okumu surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Okumu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.62% less than the national average, earning 170,884 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.43% more than the national average, earning R 319,464 per year; in United States they earn 2.26% less than the national average, earning $42,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.81% less than the national average, earning $31,394 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okhumu9115/
Okuumu919/
Okummu912/
Okumuu912/
Okoumu911/
Okkumu911/
Okumuj911/
Okumuå911/
Okumuś911/
Okumuș911/
Okoumou831,572/
Okutmuş8346/
Okumush8323/
Akumu8063,095/
Ukumu801,154/
Ekumu801,134/
Okomu80104/
Okimu805/
Ocumu803/
Ockoumou778/
Geeokumu771/
Okoemu73306/
Hukumu73205/
Akuumu7335/
Akumou7319/
Okiemu7318/
Hakumu7313/
Akkumu736/
Gakumu733/
Akummu733/
Akumuh732/
Ekuemu731/
Ekumau731/
Akuimu731/
Oukoumous711/
Houkoumou711/
Akoumou671,444/
Acoumou675/
Akumush671/
Ekhuemu671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okumu
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