Okuyo Surname

311,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okuyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okuyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,1821:33,0284,423
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Okuyo (14) may also be a first name.

Okuyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okuyo is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuyo? popularity and diffusion

Okuyo is the 311,791st most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,037,735 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okuyo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okuyo is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 1,182 people, or 1 in 33,028. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 69 percent reside, Maracha District, where 18 percent reside and Moyo District, where 2 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hokuyo9153/
Okouyo9135/
Okuoyo915/
Okujyo911/
Okuy893/
Okhuoyo832/
Gokouyo831/
Oukouyo831/
Okeyo8026,401/
Okoyo806,164/
Okuya801,901/
Okujo80666/
Okayo80573/
Akuyo80325/
Okiyo80265/
Okuye80105/
Okuyi8069/
Ozkuy8042/
Ekuyo8027/
Hokuy802/
Oskuy801/
Okeuo801/
Ukuyo801/
Hokujo732,933/
Hakuyo731,895/
Okouya731,618/
Hokuya73813/
Okouyi73511/
Hokoyo73260/
Okuoye7370/
Okoyoh7366/
Okuyaz7361/
Okuyat7328/
Okeyoh7327/
Gokoyo7316/
Gocuyo7315/
Okhuya7313/
Akuoyo7310/
Akuiyo739/
Okoyyo737/
Oskouy736/
Okeiyo735/
Okuoya734/
Okhuys733/
Okhayo733/
Okeyod733/
Okouye733/
Okiyot732/
Gakuyo732/
Akhuyo732/
Okoeyo731/
Okioyo731/
Okayou731/
Okiyoh731/
Okoyot731/
Akuyoh731/
Aukuyo731/
Oskuyi731/
Okoyio731/
Okojuo731/
Okuyah731/
Okayio731/
Okoi6715,547/
Okou6714,978/
Okay6712,098/
Okui6711,223/
Okey6710,881/
Okoe673,981/
Okoa671,149/
Okhuoya67767/
Ockhuys67436/
Okau67291/
Okoy67228/
Okye67107/
Okue6782/
Okeu6780/
Okcahyo6732/
Akuy6724/
Okoj674/
Okouyas674/
Okhouya673/
Okuyaya672/
Ukuy672/
Ookhuya672/
Okoyowa672/
Oukayou671/
Okuj671/
Okuohia671/
Ocuy671/
Ouykout671/
Okhuyah671/
Hockoyo671/

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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 Okuyo
  • 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