Okunowo Surname

214,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okunowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okunowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7881:99,0736,751
England891:626,04636,944
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Okunowo (30) may also be a first name.

Okunowo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okunowo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okunowo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 214,351st most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,797,575 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Okunowo are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 30 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,788 people, or 1 in 99,073. In Nigeria Okunowo is most frequent in: Ogun, where 43 percent are found, Lagos, where 41 percent are found and Oyo, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Okunowo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okunowo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Okunowo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okunnowo93133/
Okounowo931/
Okunobo86115/
Okunawo8647/
Okonowo8627/
Okunowa864/
Okinowo863/
Okunhobo809/
Okonowoh802/
Okungowa801/
Okunnowa801/
Okeungowa752/
Akounouwo751/
Okunuwa71162/
Akinowo7143/
Okunova7133/
Okonawo7115/
Okonowa7114/
Okunubo712/
Okunová711/
Okunewa711/
Okunoba711/
Okunawa711/
Akunobo711/
Okinawo711/
Okhunova678,981/
Okunnuwa67902/
Okounová6724/
Okuunuwa673/
Akuenovo671/
Okounova671/
Akinowuo671/
Akinuowo671/
Akhunovo671/

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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 Okunowo
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