Okefe Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okefe Surname Definition:

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

Okefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3571:496,19824,800
United States101:36,245,893832,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Okefe (191) may also be a first name.

Okefe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Okefe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okefe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okefe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 773,729th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. Okefe is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okefe reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 657,437th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 191 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 357 people, or 1 in 496,198. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 45 percent live, Taraba, where 13 percent live and Ebonyi, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live.

Okefe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Okefe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Okefe last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Okefe Last Name Statistics demography

Okefe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.63% more than the national average, earning $49,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeefe9119,196/
Okefie91384/
Okeife9155/
Okeffe9129/
Gokefe9127/
Ozkefe9125/
Okiefe9113/
Okeafe915/
O'Kefe915/
Okesfe912/
Okefee912/
Okefer912/
Okedfe911/
Okefeh911/
Okef8919/
O'Keefe8322,477/
Okeeffe833,563/
Okieffe8347/
O'Keife8337/
O'Keffe8328/
Okeiffe8317/
Okeefee8315/
Okeffie836/
Okeefep835/
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Ockeefe830/
Okeaffe830/
Okefi80658/
Okeev80230/
Okife80115/
Akefe80110/
Okeef8092/
Okief8061/
Okeeb8041/
Okafe8034/
Okofe8022/
Ukefe8018/
Okeif803/
Okeaf802/
Okefa802/
Oikef801/
O'Kef801/
Ekefe801/
Okeff800/
O'Keeffe7720,142/
O'Kieffe7752/
O'Keiffe7745/
O'Keefee7711/
Okeeffee778/
Oikeeffe777/
O'Keffee775/
Okkeeffe773/
D'Okeefe771/
O'Keaffe770/
O'Keef7362/
Okiffe7336/
O'Kief7326/
Otkeev7321/
Akeefe7318/
Okeiff7316/
Okiefa7313/
Okhafe7313/
Oskeev7310/
Okaife738/
Okeffi738/
Okephe737/
Ochefe735/
Okeifa735/
Okieff734/
Okaefi733/
Okeeff732/
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O'Keif731/
Okheev731/
Akeffe731/
Akefie731/
Okeefi731/
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Okeifh731/
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Okeafi731/
Ekefie731/
Akoefe731/
O'Keff730/
Okaffe730/
Okeefa730/
O'Keeffee7121/
O'Keeffer710/
Akef676,410/
Okew6776/
Ochkeev6747/
Okev6732/
Okeiphe6717/
O'Keiff677/
Ekaeffe673/
Oekeifi673/
Ocheife673/
O'Kieff672/
Okeb672/
O'Keeve671/
Okif671/
Okieyfa671/
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Okiefai671/
Hukefei671/
Ekhaefe671/
O'Keeff670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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