Okeeffe Surname

127,342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Okeeffe Surname Definition:

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

Okeeffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0551:176,37917,695
Ireland6591:7,1461,036
Australia4811:56,1246,861
England2051:271,79521,381
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Wales121:257,87814,969
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Okeeffe 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

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

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

Okeeffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okeeffe has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeeffe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 127,342nd most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,045,340 people. The last name Okeeffe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Okeeffe live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,055 people, or 1 in 176,379. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 20 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Okeeffe occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Okeeffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Okeeffe are 0.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.72% registered with the party.

The amount Okeeffe earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning 345,356 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.55% more than the national average, earning $49,859 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning $58,609 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Keeffe9320,142/
Okeeffee938/
Oikeeffe937/
Okkeeffe933/
Okeefe9219,196/
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