Okunjo Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okunjo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okunjo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097

Okunjo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okunjo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okunjo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okunjo is the 5,391,485th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okunjo live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Okunjo is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent are found, Machakos County, where 14 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 46 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okhundjo861/
Okonjo831,426/
Okunyo83216/
Okunja8316/
Okinjo834/
Akunjo832/
Okhonjo7798/
Okhunja7773/
Okunjia774/
Akunjoh772/
Okonijo771/
Okoundja714/
Akoundjo712/
Ockunzzo711/
Akounjou711/
Okougnou711/
Okunia672,410/
Akinjo67908/
Akunyo67721/
Okunya67646/
Okonyo67447/
Akunja6717/
Okonja6714/
Akonjo679/
Akunso678/
Okonio676/
Ekunja675/
Okinio674/
Ekinjo671/
Akunio671/
Okunsa671/
Okinja671/
Okineo671/
Okonso671/
Okunha671/
Okunza671/
Acunjo670/

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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 Okunjo
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