Okunja Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Okunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Okunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okunja is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Okunja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okunja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Okunja are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Okunja is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Okunja is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 82 percent live, Bungoma County, where 9 percent live and Kwale County, where 9 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Uganda, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okhunja | 92 | 73 | / |
| Okunjia | 92 | 4 | / |
| Okoundja | 86 | 4 | / |
| Okunia | 83 | 2,410 | / |
| Okunya | 83 | 646 | / |
| Okunji | 83 | 52 | / |
| Akunja | 83 | 17 | / |
| Okonja | 83 | 14 | / |
| Okunjo | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ekunja | 83 | 5 | / |
| Okinja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okunza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okunha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okunje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okunsa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okunzia | 77 | 17 | / |
| Okounya | 77 | 16 | / |
| Akundja | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okonjia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akunjia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okinjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akunjai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okaunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ookunia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okounza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okunsai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okunnia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okunaiya | 71 | 185 | / |
| Okunaiye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ockaunza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akoundja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okhundjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okonji | 67 | 12,919 | / |
| Akunji | 67 | 3,750 | / |
| Okonjo | 67 | 1,426 | / |
| Okonya | 67 | 1,254 | / |
| Okunyo | 67 | 216 | / |
| Okonza | 67 | 98 | / |
| Okunye | 67 | 88 | / |
| Okonia | 67 | 64 | / |
| Akunya | 67 | 53 | / |
| Akunje | 67 | 25 | / |
| Akunia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Akinja | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ekunia | 67 | 16 | / |
| Okunge | 67 | 15 | / |
| Okonje | 67 | 14 | / |
| Akonja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okunnaiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okhunugia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ukunia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okinjo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okungeowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okonsa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akunjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okunhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukunji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okinia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukunya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocunha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akunsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okunnaiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akunjy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akunza | 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
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- 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 Okunja
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