Okun Surname

59,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Okun Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Okun, a town in Poland. Okun in Polish means “perch.”

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Okun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6881:104,9427,052
United States1,5881:228,24922,041
Ukraine1,0761:42,3076,113
Russia7371:195,55421,620
Thailand7151:98,79514,118
Uganda6411:60,9047,036
Papua New Guinea5021:16,2421,605
Kenya4861:95,0208,436
Poland2091:181,86024,921
Turkey2041:381,47823,500
Germany1571:512,77443,467
Belarus1261:75,40512,185
Croatia991:42,7138,470
Canada761:484,81041,569
England541:1,031,81650,675
Israel301:285,25425,178
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Okuń (1,393) are calculated separately.

Okun (500) may also be a first name.

Okun Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Okun, a town in Poland. Okun in Polish means “perch.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

A Belarussian/Russian, Jewish surname derived from the name of a fish. In English the fish is known as 'perch'.

- ariel123

Okun Last Name Facts

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

Okun (Russian: Окунь) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Okuń. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 59,402nd most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 857,762 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Okun are found; 23 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 21 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Okun is also the 379,225th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 500 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,688 people, or 1 in 104,942. In Nigeria Okun is most frequent in: Edo, where 29 percent are found, Delta, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Ukraine, where 13 percent are found.

Okun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Okun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Okun last name grew 22,686 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Okun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Okun last name is primarily Orthodox (96%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (97%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Okun are 43.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Okun earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 209.76% more than the national average, earning R 736,116 per year; in United States they earn 27.78% more than the national average, earning $55,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,770 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okuń921,393/
Okune891,296/
Okoun89540/
Hokun89291/
Gokun89225/
Okhun8989/
Oykun8949/
Oekun8947/
Ockun8944/
Oçkun8942/
Okaun8932/
Okuhn8930/
Okcun8920/
Okund8916/
Okeun8914/
Odkun897/
Okgun895/
Oukun895/
Okunt894/
O'Kun892/
Oikun892/
Okuun892/
Okuin891/
Okunn891/
Hotkun80873/
Okkund80687/
Okutin80242/
Gokoun80137/
Okoune80100/
Hoşkun8080/
Ouskun8061/
Hockun8049/
Oykunc8048/
Hokoun8028/
Ockuhn8026/
Okound8024/
Okutyn8023/
Otkunc8017/
Okusin8014/
Gokcun8010/
Gokgun807/
Hoikun805/
Hokkun804/
O'Kuhn803/
Ozkunc803/
Ochkun802/
Gokkun802/
Okuinn802/
Gokhun802/
Okunne802/
Okunhe802/
Oukhun802/
Hokuin801/
Oukoun801/
Okeung801/
Okunng801/
Okoumn801/
Okoung801/
Okuune801/
Okeune801/
Houkun801/
Hoskun801/
Hokaun801/
Hokhun801/
Okon75383,273/
Akun753,648/
Ekun752,719/
Ukun75187/
Ocun7586/
Okón751/
Ozkusen73122/
Okunova7333/
Ozkuten7310/
Okunowa734/
Okhutin733/
Okkundh731/
Houkoun731/
Hojtkun731/
Oukoune731/
Okunová731/
Okuteng731/
Houykun731/
Hoiskun731/
Ockhund730/
Okhunova678,981/
Akune673,771/
Akoun672,617/
Uykun671,942/
Ocung671,405/
Ackun671,210/
Akhun671,040/
Akgun67896/
Ekkun67519/
Hokon67506/
Ocoun67407/
Hakun67365/
Okhuysen67260/
Aşkun67234/
Ukhun67201/
Ekaun67170/
Akunc67121/
Gukun67105/
Uckun6799/
Ukcun6795/
Hukun6786/
Akkun6772/
Agkun6772/
Ocune6763/
Okoon6755/
Akuin6752/
Okkon6735/
Gakun6734/
Ukune6732/
Okonh6729/
O'kon6728/
Akaun6726/
Okounová6724/
Uikun6720/
Ugkun6720/
Okonn6719/
Ozkum6718/
Akeun6716/
Ukoun6713/
Ocuin6711/
Hekun6711/
Acoun6710/
Ockon679/
Ookon679/
Okhon678/
Ekuin677/
Ojkon676/
Ahkun675/
Aekun674/
Ekunh674/
Ekeun674/
Oukon674/
Ockum674/
Okuum673/
Ucoun673/
Aukun673/
Okcum672/
Hocun672/
Akcun672/
Ekhun672/
Uokon672/
Okoen672/
Uzkun672/
Akuun672/
Aqoun672/
Okhuisen672/
Occun672/
Okcon672/
Houykhun672/
Aakun671/
Ukeun671/
Okunnowa671/
Eekun671/
Ouskoune671/
Okounova671/
Uşkun671/
Okungowa671/
Ukaun671/
Outkoune671/
Oykon671/
Ukkun671/
Houdkoun671/

Okun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okun in the Russian language
Окуньokun-

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