Okeefe Surname

28,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Okeefe Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish O’Caoimh (mh as v) = Descendant of Caomh, i.e. the Beautiful [v. O’-, and Keef(e]

Okeefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,8231:20,3372,568
Australia4761:56,7146,917
Canada3631:101,50311,010
England1841:302,81622,992
Ireland1461:32,2532,764
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
Wales381:81,4356,830
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Scotland121:446,15118,166
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Okeefe (62) may also be a first name.

Okeefe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish O’Caoimh (mh as v) = Descendant of Caomh, i.e. the Beautiful [v. O’-, and Keef(e]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Grandson of Caohm (beautiful, noble).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Okeefe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okeefe is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Okeefe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeefe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 28,001st most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 379,639 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Okeefe are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 62 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 17,823 people, or 1 in 20,337. In The United States Okeefe is most frequent in: New York, where 12 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Okeefe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Okeefe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Okeefe surname increased 1,782,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Okeefe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Okeefe last name are 0.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.37% being registered with the political party.

The amount Okeefe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.25% less than the national average, earning R 94,464 per year; in United States they earn 13.53% more than the national average, earning $48,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.02% more than the national average, earning $54,659 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Keefe9222,477/
Okeeffe923,563/
Okeefee9215/
Okeefep925/
Ookeefe922/
Okeefes921/
Ockeefe920/
Okefe91367/
Okeef9192/
O'Keeffe8620,142/
O'Keefee8611/
Okeeffee868/
Oikeeffe867/
Okkeeffe863/
D'Okeefe861/
O'Keef8362/
Okeife8355/
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Gokefe8327/
Ozkefe8325/
Akeefe8318/
Okiefe8313/
Okeafe835/
O'Kefe835/
Okuefe833/
Okeeff832/
Okesfe832/
Okefee832/
Okefer832/
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Okefeh831/
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O'Keeffee8021/
Okef8019/
O'Keeffer800/
Okieffe7747/
O'Keife7737/
O'Keffe7728/
Okeiffe7717/
Okeyafe7710/
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Okeev73230/
Okife73115/
Akefe73110/
Okief7361/
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Okafe7334/
Okofe7322/
Ukefe7318/
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Oikef731/
O'Kef731/
Ekefe731/
Okeff730/
O'Kieffe7152/
O'Keiffe7145/
O'Keffee715/
Okoyefie711/
O'Keeffs711/
O'Keaffe710/
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Okefie67384/
Okiffe6736/
O'Kief6726/
Otkeev6721/
Okeiff6716/
Okiefa6713/
Okhafe6713/
Oskeev6710/
Okaife678/
Okeffi678/
Okephe677/
Ochefe675/
Okeifa675/
Okieff674/
Akeefa673/
Okaefi673/
Okefih672/
Askeef672/
Aakeef672/
O'Keif671/
Okheev671/
Akeffe671/
Akkeef671/
Ekaefe671/
Okeifh671/
Hakeef671/
Akefeh671/
Okeafi671/
Akoefe671/
O'Keff670/
Okaffe670/

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