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 in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Okunu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okunu? popularity and diffusion
Okunu is the 725,073rd most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. Okunu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okunu are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okunu is also the 1,637,361st most widely held first name internationally, held by 39 people.
The surname Okunu is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 131,004. In Uganda Okunu is most common in: Oyam District, where 45 percent reside, Kole District, where 29 percent reside and Apac District, where 8 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
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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