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

Okuyo is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 311,791st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,037,735 people. The surname Okuyo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okuyo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okuyo is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.

It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,182 people, or 1 in 33,028. In Uganda Okuyo is primarily found in: Arua District, where 69 percent live, Maracha District, where 18 percent live and Moyo District, where 2 percent live. Barring Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

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
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