Okeffee Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Okeffee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeffee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Okeffee Last Name Facts

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

Okeffee is found most in Ireland. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeffee? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Okeffee reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Okeffee is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,354,470. In Ireland it is most common in: Munster, where 100 percent reside. Other than Ireland Okeffee is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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O'Keffee935/
Okeffe9229/
Okefee922/
O'Keeffee8821/
Okeeffe863,563/
Okieffe8647/
O'Keffe8628/
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Okaeffe861/
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O'Keeffe8020,142/
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Oikeeffe807/
Okkeeffe803/
O'Keaffe800/
Okeefe7719,196/
Okefie77384/
Okeife7755/
Okiffe7736/
Gokefe7727/
Ozkefe7725/
Okiefe7713/
Okeffi778/
O'Kefe775/
Okeafe775/
Okefer772/
Okesfe772/
Akeffe771/
Okedfe771/
Okefeh771/
Okaffe770/
O'Keeffer750/
O'Keefe7122,477/
O'Keife7137/
Okeefep715/
Ekaeffe713/
O'Kiefe712/
Ookeefe712/
Okeefes711/
Okeafer711/
Ockeefe710/
Okefi67658/
Okife67115/
Akefe67110/
Okafe6734/
Okofe6722/
Ukefe6718/
Gokefoye673/
Okefa672/
Ochefeje672/
Ochefeie671/
D'Okeefe671/
Ekefe671/
O'Keeffa670/

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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 Okeffee
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