Okunev Surname

55,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Okunev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okunev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7,9161:18,2072,561
Ukraine5421:83,99012,006
Belarus3421:27,7814,817
Kazakhstan1181:149,85215,002
Israel951:90,08010,606
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Okuněv (2) are calculated separately.

Okunev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okunev (Georgian: ოკუნევი, Russian: Окунев) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Okuněv. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okunev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,209th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 791,780 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Okunev are found; 72 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 7,916 people, or 1 in 18,207. In Russia Okunev is mostly found in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 7 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Moscow, where 6 percent are found. Besides Russia Okunev occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 6 percent are found and Belarus, where 4 percent are found.

Okunev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Okunev surname are 7.82% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54.59% registered to vote for the political party.

Okunev earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.72% less than the national average, earning $38,092 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okuněv942/
Okuneva929,702/
Okounev9237/
Okuneev9219/
Okuniev923/
Okkunev921/
Okouneva8624/
Okkuneva861/
Okunov8343/
Akunev8335/
Ocunev8312/
Okunew838/
Okuniv831/
Okhunov778,965/
Akuneev7771/
Akunaev7750/
Okuniew7747/
Ocuneva7741/
Okunyov7723/
Akuneva7720/
Okuneff7711/
Okuņeva772/
Okineev771/
Okunife771/
Okounov771/
Akutnev771/
Okunieff7121/
Okouneff712/
Okhineev711/
Akunov672,405/
Okinov6712/
Akinev674/
Okuněvová673/
Okuñew671/
Akonev671/
Ekunov671/

Okunev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okunev in the Georgian language
ოკუნევიokunevi-
Okunev in the Russian language
Окуневokunev-

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