Okung Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5051:350,77818,947
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okung (127) may also be a first name.

Okung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okung is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okung? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okung is the 538,129th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,186,532 people. The surname Okung occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okung are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okung is also the 825,494th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 127 people.

The surname Okung is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 505 people, or 1 in 350,778. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 85 percent reside, Lagos, where 4 percent reside and Rivers, where 4 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokung916/
Okoung911/
Okunng911/
Okeung911/
Okuteng831/
Ocung801,405/
Okong801,193/
Akung801,140/
Ekung80921/
Ukung80196/
Okungowa771/
Hakung73107/
Akoung73102/
Uckung7382/
Oykunc7348/
Okhong7342/
Akeung7342/
Hukung7333/
Ukkung7333/
Ackung7328/
Otkunc7317/
Hokong7316/
Aukung7314/
Ukungs7314/
Okkong738/
Ozkunc733/
Okunke733/
Akhung732/
Akkung732/
Akuing732/
Akungs731/
Oikong731/
Akungh731/
Agkung731/
Ekeung731/
Okeungowa712/
Hookong677/
Akungke671/
Huskung671/
Gakoung671/
Hakhung671/

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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 Okung
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