Okeke Forename

50,743rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 13,197 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okeke Forename User-submission:

The Okeke surname means 'boy born on Eke'. Eke being one of the four market days in Igboland.

Okeke Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
88%
 
13,0781:13,5771,612
United States-241:15,105,707134,208
DR Congo
100%
211:3,515,60073,131
Cameroon-131:1,662,34637,840
England-91:6,178,10252,254
Benin
100%
81:1,321,98030,116
China-41:341,513,94678,144
Papua New Guinea
75%
 
41:2,038,078115,092
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Taiwan-31:7,923,22799,341
Senegal-31:4,860,45220,187
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Belgium
100%
21:5,745,02030,381
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Germany-21:48,338,93872,742
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Poland-11:38,027,1129,241
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340

Okeke (428,810) may also be a surname.

Okeke Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Okeke surname means 'boy born on Eke'. Eke being one of the four market days in Igboland.

- chinedu

Okeke Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Okieke912/
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Okek8970/
Okiekie831/
Hokekhe831/
Houkeke831/
Okike801,046/
Ekeke80560/
Akeke80237/
Okeyk8089/
Okeka8052/
Okiek8028/
Okake8016/
Ukeke808/
Gokek807/
Okeki807/
Okkec802/
Okkek801/
Okyke801/
Ekaeke7312/
Okoeki738/
Okeaka734/
Ekekeh734/
Ukeuke734/
Akeeke733/
Hakeke733/
Okheki733/
Hokkec733/
Akheke732/
Ekkeke732/
Uskeke732/
Okoike732/
Okuike732/
Gakeke731/
Akaeke731/
Ekekee731/
Ekieke731/
Okekha731/
Okiker731/
Okikei731/
Ohkeuk731/
Okekyi731/
Hohkek731/
Akeker731/
Akekee731/
Aukeke731/
Ekekeu731/
Ekekei731/
Gokkek731/
Gokhek731/
Gokgek731/
Ukeeke731/
Okhiekhie711/
Okik67776/
Akek67137/
Ocek67105/
Okyk6795/
Okechey6726/
Hokakei675/
Hokeqhe673/
Hokheka673/
Okeg672/
Hokhake672/
Akekesh671/
Yokeyuk671/
Gokhekh671/
Akiekie671/
Akhekhe671/
Akekcei671/
Okeq671/
Ukeikei671/
Okec671/
Okeyche671/
Ochekee671/
Okhekha671/
Oqek671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okeke