Okun Surname
Approximately 8,496 people bear this surname
Okun Surname Definition:
(from a place name) From Okun, a town in Poland. Okun in Polish means “perch.”
Read More About This SurnameOkun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,688 | 1:104,942 | 7,052 |
| United States | 1,588 | 1:228,249 | 22,041 |
| Ukraine | 1,076 | 1:42,307 | 6,113 |
| Russia | 737 | 1:195,554 | 21,620 |
| Thailand | 715 | 1:98,795 | 14,118 |
| Uganda | 641 | 1:60,904 | 7,036 |
| Papua New Guinea | 502 | 1:16,242 | 1,605 |
| Kenya | 486 | 1:95,020 | 8,436 |
| Poland | 209 | 1:181,860 | 24,921 |
| Turkey | 204 | 1:381,478 | 23,500 |
| Germany | 157 | 1:512,774 | 43,467 |
| Belarus | 126 | 1:75,405 | 12,185 |
| Croatia | 99 | 1:42,713 | 8,470 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
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.”
User-submitted Reference
A Belarussian/Russian, Jewish surname derived from the name of a fish. In English the fish is known as 'perch'.
- ariel123Okun Demographics
Average Male Okun Height
175.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Okun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okun (Russian: Окунь) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Okuń. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okun? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okun is the 59,402nd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 857,762 people. The last name Okun occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Okun reside; 23 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 21 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Okun is also the 379,225th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 500 people.
The last name Okun is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,688 people, or 1 in 104,942. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 29 percent reside, Delta, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Ukraine, where 13 percent reside.
Okun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Okun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Okun surname expanded 22,686 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Okun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Okun surname is predominantly 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 those bearing the Okun last name are 43.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.95% being registered to vote for the political 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
Okun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okun in the Russian language | ||
| Окунь | okun | - |
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