Okeanu Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Okeanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 318 | 1:557,053 | 27,115 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okeanu (30) may also be a first name.
Okeanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okeanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okeanu (Russian: Океану) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okeanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 855,216th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okeanu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 30 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 318 people, or 1 in 557,053. In Nigeria Okeanu is most prevalent in: Abia, where 19 percent reside, Benue, where 17 percent reside and Enugu, where 14 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Okeanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okeanu in the Russian language | ||
| Океану | okeanu | - |
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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 Okeanu
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