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 carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiokoye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,144,405th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Obiokoye live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria it is most common in: Enugu, where 46 percent are found, Lagos, where 23 percent are found and Kogi, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Obiokoye
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