Okus Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3961:447,33022,882
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England31:18,572,686338,250
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Okuş (1,025) are calculated separately.

Okus (213) may also be a first name.

Okus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okus has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Okuş. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 657,184th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Okus live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 619,385th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 213 people.

The surname Okus is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 396 people, or 1 in 447,330. In Nigeria Okus is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 44 percent live, Delta, where 28 percent live and Benue, where 7 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Okus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okus surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

Okus earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okuş921,025/
Okuse891,518/
Gokus8972/
Okush8912/
Ozkus8911/
Oukus897/
Okeus895/
Okusz894/
Hokus893/
Okous892/
Okusj891/
Okaus891/
Okgus891/
Ochkus80232/
Okhuis80121/
Gogkus8041/
Gokgus8034/
Hokusz8011/
Gokkus8010/
Okuise803/
Okhuys803/
Ockhus802/
Oskaus801/
Okushe801/
Okhaus801/
Okutse801/
Okudse801/
Hokuse800/
Hockus800/
Hookus800/
Okos752,066/
Akus751,714/
Ukus75282/
Ekus7593/
Ocus7518/
Okuz753/
Ockhuis731,732/
Ockhuys73436/
Okusowa7321/
Okusova739/
Ookhuis735/
Okheuse734/
Okoushe731/
Ockhuxs731/
Ockhaus731/
Okousse731/
Ohkoush731/
Akkus671,114/
Akuse67679/
Akgus67188/
Aukus67112/
Akush67110/
Akous6782/
Ukuhs6778/
Hakus6757/
Ukuse6739/
Uykus6734/
Gokuz6731/
Akusz6730/
Ekush6721/
Okuce6718/
Okushova6717/
Akuss6715/
Akuis6714/
Uckus6712/
Aakus6711/
Ozkuz677/
Ekous677/
Oikos676/
Gocus676/
Ekuis676/
Ekaus676/
Okouz675/
Hocus675/
Ekeus673/
Akaus673/
Oscus673/
Aekus673/
Occus672/
Okosh672/
Eckus672/
Gukus672/
Oceus672/
Agkus672/
Akeus672/
Ockhuise671/
Okguz671/
Ockos671/
Ekuss671/
Oykos671/
Hukus671/
Ekhus671/
Häkus671/
Hokuś671/
Hockhaus670/
Oycus670/

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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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  • 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 Okus
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