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 last name Okunja is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Okunja.
How Common Is The Last Name Okunja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okunja is the 4,908,606th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Okunja is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Okunja live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Okunja is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Okunja is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 82 percent live, Bungoma County, where 9 percent live and Kwale County, where 9 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found 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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- 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 Okunja
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