Okechukwu Surname
Approximately 108,888 people bear this surname
Okechukwu Surname User-submission:
The Okechukwu surname means 'the share of God'.
Okechukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 107,667 | 1:1,645 | 216 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| United States | 307 | 1:1,180,648 | 84,333 |
| England | 144 | 1:386,931 | 26,993 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Okechukwu (152,676) may also be a first name.
Okechukwu Surname Meaning
Okechukwu Demographics
Okechukwu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Okechukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okechukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okechukwu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okechukwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,201st most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 66,927 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okechukwu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,876th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 152,676 people.
The last name Okechukwu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 107,667 people, or 1 in 1,645. In Nigeria Okechukwu is most frequent in: Anambra, where 28 percent live, Imo, where 19 percent live and Enugu, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Okechukwu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Okechukwu last name are 42.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.15% being registered with the party.
The amount Okechukwu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.59% more than the national average, earning R 367,368 per year and in United States they earn 15.76% more than the national average, earning $49,949 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeychukwu | 95 | 1,328 | / |
| Okechuckwu | 95 | 65 | / |
| Okechukwuu | 95 | 6 | / |
| Okechukwut | 95 | 5 | / |
| Okeechukwu | 95 | 4 | / |
| Ockechukwu | 95 | 3 | / |
| Okechuhkwu | 95 | 3 | / |
| Okechuukwu | 95 | 3 | / |
| Okechukweu | 95 | 3 | / |
| Okechukhwu | 95 | 3 | / |
| Ookechukwu | 95 | 3 | / |
| Okoechukwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Okechukkwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Okecheukwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Okechutkwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Okkechukwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Okechhukwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Okaechukwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Oekechukwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Okechuykwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Okechukwwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Uokechukwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Okechuikwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Okechukwuz | 95 | 1 | / |
| Okgechukwu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Okecukwu | 94 | 28 | / |
| Okechutkwuy | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ekechukwu | 89 | 4,544 | / |
| Okochukwu | 89 | 537 | / |
| Okachukwu | 89 | 491 | / |
| Ukechukwu | 89 | 111 | / |
| Okechikwu | 89 | 49 | / |
| Okechokwu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Akechukwu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Okechucwu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Okecuukwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okecuhkwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okehcukwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okichukwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okechukwusch | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekechuckwu | 84 | 11 | / |
| Okohchukwu | 84 | 7 | / |
| Ehkechukwu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Okachuckwu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Okaychukwu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ukhechukwu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ekechuukwu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ekhechukwu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ogkochukwu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Akachukwu | 78 | 4,424 | / |
| Okochikwu | 78 | 28 | / |
| Akochukwu | 78 | 11 | / |
| Okachikwu | 78 | 5 | / |
| Ekachukwu | 78 | 4 | / |
| Ekechikwu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Akachukkwu | 74 | 5 | / |
| Ochichukwu | 74 | 4 | / |
| Akachukwui | 74 | 3 | / |
| Akacheukwu | 74 | 2 | / |
| Eukachukwu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Akachukwwu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Akachuikwu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Equechukwu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Uchechuukwu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ucheichukwu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Akachikwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Acachukwu | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Okechukwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis