Okundu Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1091:358,15923,337
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Turkey271:2,882,27584,327
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okundu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okundu is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okundu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,001,271st most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. Okundu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Okundu live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 358,159. In Uganda Okundu is primarily found in: Arua District, where 79 percent live, Maracha District, where 14 percent live and Amolatar District, where 1 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Turkey, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okkundu923/
Okundou921/
Okundau921/
Okoundou8675/
Okondu83561/
Akundu83314/
Ekundu83172/
Ukundu8390/
Akuundu7719/
Akundeu771/
Akaundu771/
Akoundou71138/
Hakaundu712/
Akhundou711/
Gakhundu711/
Akondu6796/
Ukondu6747/
Acondu671/
Ackoundou671/
Akondou62180/
Akoondu6228/
Ukondou621/
Ucheundu573/
Hukumdud571/
Akoumdou571/
Akhoundoe531/

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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 Okundu
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