Obiokoye Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obiokoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiokoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2021:876,94438,283
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Obiokoye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obiokoye is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiokoye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,144,405th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Obiokoye are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Obiokoye is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 46 percent live, Lagos, where 23 percent live and Kogi, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria Obiokoye is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Obiokoye Last Name Statistics demography

Obiokoye earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.6% more than the national average, earning $61,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obikoye9310/
Obiokye931/
Abiokoye884/
Abikoye802,153/
Obikoya801,272/
Obikeye8044/
Obikoyo805/
Obikoyi801/
Obiokey801/
Obiokoi801/
Obiokei801/
Goubeikoye781/
Obiokoua759/
Obiekoyo751/
Goubekoye71120/
Obikee7188/
Obikoi7154/
Obikue7118/
Obikoa7114/
Obikea714/
Abikoe712/
Goubékoye711/
Obikae711/
Obikie711/
Abikoy711/
Obiekea67254/
Abiokou6710/
Abikoya677/
Abikaye677/
Abicoye675/
Abikeye673/
Obiakoi673/
Abikoue672/
Abikoyi671/
Abikoyé671/
Abikoyo671/
Obikaya671/
Obaikee671/
Obekeye671/
Obiakey671/
Obikoja671/

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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 Obiokoye
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