Okadigwe Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okadigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okadigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2101:843,53737,160
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England41:13,929,515290,718
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Okadigwe Last Name Facts

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

Okadigwe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Okadigwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Okadigwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,073,555th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Okadigwe live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Okadigwe is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 843,537. In Nigeria Okadigwe is primarily found in: Delta, where 43 percent live, Lagos, where 12 percent live and Rivers, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Okadigwe Last Name Statistics demography

Okadigwe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $48,262 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okedigwe8811/
Akadigwe882/
Okadigbe882/
Ekedigwe75108/
Okodikwe751/
Ekediegwe711/
Akodigbe637/
Okodugue631/
Akeadegbe591/
Okoudukwe591/

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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 Okadigwe
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