Okalu Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Okalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 145 | 1:1,221,674 | 49,169 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Okalu (18) may also be a first name.
Okalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okalu (Oriya: ଓକାଳୁ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okalu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okalu is the 1,422,956th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okalu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 1,221,674. In Nigeria Okalu is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 21 percent reside, Delta, where 19 percent reside and Enugu, where 17 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Okalu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent reside and Togo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Okalu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okalu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓକାଳୁ | okalu | - |
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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 Okalu
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