Okungu Surname

178,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4981:30,8283,380
DR Congo5471:135,06314,394
Tanzania1491:355,31326,378
Uganda1331:293,52820,541
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England91:6,190,895170,599
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Seychelles11:92,3931,532

Okungu (283) may also be a first name.

Okungu Last Name Facts

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

Okungu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 178,121st most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,037,743 people. Okungu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Okungu live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okungu is also the 526,385th most commonly held given name in the world It is held by 283 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 1,498 people, or 1 in 30,828. In Kenya Okungu is most prevalent in: Kisumu County, where 28 percent are found, Siaya County, where 25 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Okungu occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.

Okungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Okungu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.6% less than the national average, earning $22,611 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okhungu922/
Okunu91401/
Okugu914/
Okoungou8620/
Okusengu861/
Okunnu83614/
Akungu83552/
Ekungu83315/
Hokugu83229/
Okongu83170/
Ukungu83137/
Okughu8330/
Okhunu8315/
Ocungu8310/
Okeugu838/
Okuunu833/
Okunuu833/
Okounu832/
Okaunu831/
Odkunu831/
Oskunu831/
Okunus831/
Okunou831/
Ockoungou804/
Akhungu77513/
Okounou77430/
Gakungu77178/
O'Kunnu778/
Okongou773/
Hakungu771/
Hukungu771/
Okeunou771/
Akunu73838/
Okogu73397/
Akugu7312/
Hakaungu7121/
Oukounou7114/
Gakung'u719/
Akoungou713/
Gokounou713/
Akusingu713/
Okounnou712/
Okougnou711/
Acungu67360/
Akunut67170/
Akaunu6763/
Akongu6730/
Gakunu6718/
Akugau6714/
Ecungu6713/
Aakunu675/
Akhunu674/
Akougu673/
Okongó671/
Oukkounou671/
Houkounou671/
Houkongou671/
Ukongu671/
Akughu671/
Akuguh671/
Hakunu671/
Okoegu671/

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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 Okungu
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