Okunu Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2981:131,00412,094
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okungu912,399/
Okunnu91614/
Okhunu9115/
Okuunu913/
Okunuu913/
Okuenu912/
Okounu912/
Okunou911/
Okunus911/
Okaunu911/
Odkunu911/
Oskunu911/
Okounou83430/
O'Kunnu838/
Okhungu832/
Okeunou831/
Okonu801,514/
Akunu80838/
Ekunu8088/
Ukunu8030/
Okinu8021/
Okoungou7720/
Oukounou7714/
Gokounou773/
Okounnou772/
Okougnou771/
Akungu73552/
Akunut73170/
Ukungu73137/
Akaunu7363/
Akuenu7355/
Okonui7322/
Gakunu7318/
Okoenu7316/
Ocungu7310/
Aukunu737/
Aakunu735/
Akhunu734/
Oukonu734/
Ukounu732/
Ekaunu731/
Okoonu731/
Ekeunu731/
Okhonu731/
Hakunu731/
Ukhunu731/
Ockoungou714/
Oukkounou711/
Houkounou711/
Akounou67531/
Akhungu67513/
Gakungu67178/
Okunoey673/
Hukunnu673/
Houkonu671/
Hakungu671/
Akhunui671/
Hukungu671/
Houkounnou671/
Hokonui671/

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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 Okunu
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