Okebi Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Okebi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okebi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Okebi (12) may also be a first name.

Okebi Last Name Facts

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

Okebi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okebi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okebi is the 2,333,370th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Okebi are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okebi is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Okebi is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Okebi is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 29 percent are found, Oyo, where 27 percent are found and Lagos, where 17 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 9 percent are found and Yemen, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okebei9188/
Okebie9163/
Okeibi9115/
Okebyi913/
Okaebi913/
Okiebi911/
Okeabi911/
Okebii911/
Okeubi911/
Okebui911/
Okiebai8314/
Oukhebi831/
Okoebai831/
Okobi8014,719/
Okebe802,116/
Okabi80295/
Ekebi80198/
Akebi80184/
Okeba8077/
Okibi8057/
Okeby8034/
Ocebi803/
Ukebi802/
Okoboi733,255/
Okabie73133/
Akebie7374/
Okeaba7368/
Okcebe7358/
Okeibe7331/
Ochebi7329/
Okibie7324/
Okobai7318/
Okoebe7316/
Akebai7316/
Okaboi7314/
Okiebe7312/
Okeabe7312/
Okebeï739/
Okobie738/
Akeboi737/
Okaebe736/
Okebeh735/
Okebes734/
Ukhebi734/
Ukeabi734/
Ukebie734/
Okebay733/
Ekebai732/
Okabui732/
Okeube732/
Okhabi732/
Okebge732/
Okibui731/
Okhevi731/
Okhebe731/
Oikabi731/
Okieba731/
Ekeebi731/
Akeebi731/
Akeabi731/
Okibai731/
Okabei731/
Okebee731/
Okaabi731/
Okabai731/
Okeivi731/
Okebea731/
Okeeba731/
Okibit731/
Ekebei731/
Ekeibi731/
Ekebie731/
Ocheibi67444/
Ekhebie6730/
Okabhai6713/
Akkesbi6710/
Okaibie673/
Ekiebai671/
Oquebio671/
Hekebai671/
Okeyboy671/
Ookeaba671/
Okaebea671/
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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 Okebi
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