Okunya Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3761:103,82810,327
Kenya2551:181,09813,605
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Okunya (14) may also be a first name.

Okunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okunya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okunya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 507,320th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,281,031 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okunya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used forename globally It is held by 14 people.

This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 103,828. In Uganda it is most common in: Kumi District, where 37 percent reside, Kiryandongo District, where 9 percent reside and Zombo District, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 39 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Okunya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Okunya last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okounya9216/
Okaunya921/
Okunaiya86185/
Okunia832,410/
Okonya831,254/
Okunyo83216/
Akunya8353/
Okunja8316/
Ukunya832/
Okunha831/
Okunnaiya806/
Hokonya77990/
Okhunja7773/
Gakunya7740/
Okhonya7710/
Akhunya774/
Okunjia774/
Okoenya773/
Akunnya772/
Gukunya771/
Akunyah771/
Okonyea771/
Akounya771/
Ookunia771/
Okunnia771/
Okoonya771/
Okonaiya713/
Akunaiya713/
Akonya67991/
Akunyo67721/
Okonyo67447/
Okonia6764/
Akunia6721/
Akunja6717/
Okonja6714/
Okunjo6713/
Ukunia676/
Okhunugia676/
Ukonya673/
Acunya673/
Oconya673/
Aconya671/
Ocunha671/

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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 Okunya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis