Okebu Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Okebu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 205 | 1:864,111 | 37,851 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Okebu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okebu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okebu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okebu? popularity and diffusion
Okebu is the 1,085,744th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Okebu reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 864,111. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 44 percent are found, Lagos, where 20 percent are found and Enugu, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Okebu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okoebu | 91 | 64 | / |
| Hokebu | 91 | 49 | / |
| Okebou | 91 | 6 | / |
| Okeabu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okeibu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okebui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oikebu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekebu | 80 | 182 | / |
| Okobu | 80 | 96 | / |
| Okibu | 80 | 73 | / |
| Akebu | 80 | 51 | / |
| Ukebu | 80 | 33 | / |
| Okabu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Okevu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okoibu | 73 | 252 | / |
| Akeebu | 73 | 93 | / |
| Okaibu | 73 | 58 | / |
| Ekeabu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Akebou | 73 | 27 | / |
| Okibou | 73 | 18 | / |
| Okuibu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Okhabu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ukebgu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akaebu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okobuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ukeabu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akebus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okabui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ochebu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ukeubu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okobou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hokabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okibui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okempu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gukebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukgebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugkebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukiebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hockebout | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ekeubou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekkeabu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akheebu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukeabgu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akhebhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakeebu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekejbau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okebu
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