Okurut Surname

30,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okurut Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okurut Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda17,5721:2,222350
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Okurut (33) may also be a first name.

Okurut Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okurut is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Okurut.

How Common Is The Last Name Okurut? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 30,362nd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 414,112 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okurut live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most widely held given name on earth, held by 33 people.

Okurut is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 17,572 people, or 1 in 2,222. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Pallisa District, where 27 percent live, Kumi District, where 18 percent live and Bukedea District, where 14 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okuraut923/
Okuruut921/
Okurutt921/
Akurut8320,721/
Ekurut8379/
Ocurut831/
Okorut831/
Akuurut771/
Akurutt771/
Akureut771/
Ekuraut771/
Akourout716/
Okorot678/
Acurut677/
Akurot676/
Ecurut671/
Ekirut671/
Akireut622/
Acuurut621/
Okorott621/
Askautrud5386/
Akorot50468/
Acorot501/

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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 Okurut
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