Okunia Surname
Approximately 2,410 people bear this surname
Okunia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,409 | 1:16,206 | 2,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okunia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okunia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okunia occurs most in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okunia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okunia is the 177,482nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,023,878 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okunia reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,409 people, or 1 in 16,206. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Arua District, where 88 percent live, Maracha District, where 5 percent live and Masindi District, where 4 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okunjia | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ookunia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okunnia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okunaiya | 86 | 185 | / |
| Okunya | 83 | 646 | / |
| Okonia | 83 | 64 | / |
| Akunia | 83 | 21 | / |
| Okunja | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ekunia | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ukunia | 83 | 6 | / |
| Okinia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okunha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okhunugia | 80 | 6 | / |
| Okunnaiya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Okhunja | 77 | 73 | / |
| Okoniha | 77 | 51 | / |
| Okounya | 77 | 16 | / |
| Uskunia | 77 | 12 | / |
| Akunnia | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ukuniah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okonjia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akunjia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ukungia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okonnia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okhinia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okaunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakunia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okonaiya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akunaiya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okonya | 67 | 1,254 | / |
| Okunyo | 67 | 216 | / |
| Acunia | 67 | 96 | / |
| Akunya | 67 | 53 | / |
| Akunja | 67 | 17 | / |
| Okonja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Okunjo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aconia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ekinia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Okonio | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekunja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akonia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okinio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akinia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukunya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocuiña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocunha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akunio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okinja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Okunia
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