Ooko Surname

22,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ooko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ooko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya23,8201:1,939297
Tanzania4081:129,75912,163
Uganda1361:287,05420,278
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Iceland41:95,0224,787
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bermuda11:65,2793,010

Ooko (6,362) may also be a first name.

Ooko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ooko occurs most in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ooko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ooko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 22,204th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 297,657 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ooko are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 82,524th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 6,362 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 23,820 people, or 1 in 1,939. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 22 percent live, Migori County, where 22 percent live and Siaya County, where 19 percent live. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Ooko Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hooko8948/
Ookoo893/
Gooko891/
Oocko891/
Oko86101,684/
Hookoo801/
Gookoo801/
Okoh75108,835/
Ouko7518,464/
Okoi7515,547/
Okou7514,978/
Ooka7513,168/
Goko753,326/
Hoko753,137/
Okoo751,481/
Okuo751,307/
Okoa751,149/
Oiko75881/
Okko75441/
Ocko75401/
Okoy75228/
Okho7595/
Okoš7566/
Ośko7517/
Ojko7512/
Uoko755/
Ogko755/
Okgo755/
Oyko754/
Ohko754/
Okoz754/
Okoj754/
Oeko753/
Okoï751/
Đoko751/
Okqo751/
Ooqo751/
Oqko751/
Ooco751/
Gokou671,858/
Okohu671,371/
Hotko671,132/
Goyko67547/
Hhoko67474/
Hoiko67470/
Hokuo67375/
Hokko67302/
Hocko67279/
Houko67263/
Hoško67242/
Hooka67219/
Gojko67214/
Gocko67155/
Okoot67111/
Hokoi6782/
Hoľko6779/
Hoťko6772/
Okost6758/
Gooco6752/
Oukou6749/
Oukoi6747/
Hokou6745/
Ossko6744/
Okott6742/
Ohuko6738/
Ozkoz6737/
Hojko6732/
Okout6722/
Ozkop6716/
Hohko6715/
Oscko6714/
Oshko6714/
Goiko6714/
Oukot6714/
Gokko6713/
Ockoś6713/
Okkoh6711/
Ouško679/
Oskoz679/
Okuoz679/
Okkoy679/
Okhot679/
Gooka677/
Gokoo677/
Okooh677/
Gokoi677/
Okhod676/
Hoyko675/
Okohh675/
Okouz675/
Oukoh675/
Hoeko674/
Okoiy674/
Okoid674/
Oukko674/
Ohkoy674/
Oikou674/
Oskou673/
Okoyh672/
Hozko672/
Gokho672/
Hokod672/
Hokot672/
Okous672/
Okuoh672/
Ockoa671/
Otkot671/
Oykos671/
Oysko671/
Outko671/
Ohkoh671/
Hokoç671/
Huoko671/
Hokoa671/
Hokoy671/
Ougko671/
Ozkot671/
Oykot671/
Okots671/
Gokgo671/
Okkou671/
Okuot671/
Okooa671/
Okkoi671/
Okoht671/
Okois671/
Okoiz671/
Okopf671/
Okoyp671/
Ooska671/
Oykoy671/
Ockos671/
Ockot671/
Hokgo671/
Oskod670/

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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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  • 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 Ooko
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