Okabele Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okabele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okabele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Okabele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okabele is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Okabele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okabele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Okabele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okabele reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 43 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okabale86118/
Okabile8664/
Okebele864/
Akabele861/
Okgabile8023/
Akhabele809/
Okaabale801/
Okabaale801/
Akabeleu801/
Okabuile801/
Okeibele801/
Ukabiele801/
Hakabele801/
Ekabole7157/
Ekobele7135/
Okebile7132/
Okobela7127/
Akabeli7120/
Akabile7119/
Ekabale717/
Okobile715/
Akebele714/
Ekebele714/
Okobale713/
Akabale713/
Okebeli711/
Ukabile711/
Akobele711/
Ekabile711/
Ekabeli711/
Okobeli711/
Hakabale67310/
Akhabale67110/
Ekaabale6711/
Okobhole679/
Hakabole672/
Akampele671/
Ekabilei671/
Okobaale671/
Akabeyli671/
Ekhabale671/

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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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  • 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 Okabele
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