Okunu Surname
Approximately 401 people bear this surname
Okunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 298 | 1:131,004 | 12,094 |
| Nigeria | 91 | 1:1,946,624 | 68,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okunu (39) may also be a first name.
Okunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okunu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okunu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okunu is the 725,073rd most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okunu reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okunu is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name in the world, held by 39 people.
The surname Okunu is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 131,004. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Oyam District, where 45 percent are found, Kole District, where 29 percent are found and Apac District, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Okunu is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okungu | 91 | 2,399 | / |
| Okunnu | 91 | 614 | / |
| Okhunu | 91 | 15 | / |
| Okuunu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Okunuu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Okuenu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okounu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okunou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okunus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okaunu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Odkunu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oskunu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okounou | 83 | 430 | / |
| O'Kunnu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Okhungu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okeunou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okonu | 80 | 1,514 | / |
| Akunu | 80 | 838 | / |
| Ekunu | 80 | 88 | / |
| Ukunu | 80 | 30 | / |
| Okinu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Okoungou | 77 | 20 | / |
| Oukounou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gokounou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okounnou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okougnou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akungu | 73 | 552 | / |
| Akunut | 73 | 170 | / |
| Ukungu | 73 | 137 | / |
| Akaunu | 73 | 63 | / |
| Akuenu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Okonui | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gakunu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Okoenu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ocungu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Aukunu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aakunu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akhunu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oukonu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ukounu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekaunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoonu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhonu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukhunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ockoungou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oukkounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houkounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akounou | 67 | 531 | / |
| Akhungu | 67 | 513 | / |
| Gakungu | 67 | 178 | / |
| Okunoey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hukunnu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houkonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhunui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hukungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houkounnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokonui | 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 Okunu
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