Oku is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Oku
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Oku

How popular is Oku?

Oku is common in Nigeria.

Oku is ranked 11430 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Okus grew by 32.72727 per cent to 292 since 2000 and ranked 67519 after elevating 12697 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 54.11 64.09
Black 26.37 16.36
White 8.22 9.55
Others 6.51 0
Oku is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 46862 people have been found who wears Oku as their family name. Oku is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
135,535 Australia9
275,830 Ukraine8
112,145 Spain7
5,340 Iceland6
70,383 Tanzania3
14,054 China3
37,372 Georgia2
8,995 Uganda2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
26,123 Malaysia2
34,581 Chile1
3,350 Fiji1
16,640 Hong Kong1
165,773 Belarus1
24,771 Colombia1
31,207 Ireland1
153,416 Italy1
81,201 Switzerland1
28,365 Kenya1
118,015 Netherlands1
21,562 Portugal1
7,790 Zambia1
7,292 Vietnam1
5,589 Sudan1
7,895 South Korea1
4,435 Togo1
5,553 Taiwan1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
98,676 Canada27
14,963 Scotland26
359,634 India26
15,050 Singapore18
442,509 Russia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,973 South Africa73
Countries with hundreds of Oku:
22,607 Brazil556
7,351 Cameroon396
78,929 United States303
59,801 Indonesia148
37,308 England113
Countries with thousands of Oku:
1,241 Ghana2,796
4,932 Turkey1,852
Countries with ten thousands of Oku:
649 Japan26,803
1,840 Nigeria13,602
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Oku Namesakes

  • Arthur Melvin Okun, Economist
  • Ademola Okulaja, Basketball player
  • Candy Okutsu, Professional wrestler
  • Ahmet Okur, Director
  • Aiko Ōkubo, Voice actress
  • Masami Okui, Singer
  • Akin Okunrinboye, Cinematographer
  • Hitoshi Okuda, Artist
  • Yuji Okumoto, Actor
  • Michael Okuda, Graphic designer

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