Okeh Surname

27,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria19,0901:9,2791,023
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Cameroon411:506,56340,818
England351:1,591,94567,242
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Okeh (1,156) may also be a first name.

Okeh Last Name Facts

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

Okeh is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 27,817th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 377,007 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okeh are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 233,837th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,156 people.

The surname Okeh is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 19,090 people, or 1 in 9,279. In Nigeria Okeh is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 34 percent live, Delta, where 13 percent live and Enugu, where 12 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Okeh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Okeh are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered with the party.

The amount Okeh earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning $38,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.67% more than the national average, earning $61,939 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okieh891,942/
Oikeh89438/
Okeeh8941/
Okkeh8921/
Okheh895/
Ookeh894/
Okeyh893/
Ockeh891/
Okceh891/
Okeih891/
Okehh891/
Okeuh891/
Oskeh891/
Ogkeh891/
Oke86154,028/
Hokeah8019/
Okeath8016/
Goukeh808/
Oshkeh807/
Okeahe805/
Okeech802/
Ockech802/
Okehii801/
Okeheh801/
Hoykeh801/
Hokech801/
Oukieh801/
Ozkesh801/
Okeehe801/
Okeesh801/
Ockieh801/
Ogkeha801/
Okeach801/
Okechh801/
Hoskeh800/
Ekeh7561,202/
Hoke7515,190/
Oike7511,098/
Okey7510,881/
Akeh754,811/
Okei752,362/
Okie752,207/
Okee751,768/
Goke751,043/
Okih75605/
Okha75459/
Ooke75310/
Okea75270/
Ouke75255/
Okhe75222/
Okke75126/
Ocke7591/
Okeu7580/
Oceh7549/
Okhi7543/
Oeke7542/
Okhy7532/
Oßke7515/
Oyke7514/
Ojke759/
Uoke757/
Okge757/
Okej755/
Okjh754/
Ohke753/
Okyh752/
Okhj751/
Ogke751/
Okje751/
Okce751/
Ozke750/
O'Keath731/
Okeheth731/
Hokesch731/
O'Ketch731/
Okhed674,032/
Hocke673,702/
Hooke672,721/
Gokey672,041/
Gokhe671,396/
Gocke671,103/
Hokke671,094/
Hokey67943/
Goike67796/
Okhai67793/
Goyke67717/
Hoeke67700/
Oukha67588/
Ockey67514/
Gokhi67327/
Gojke67284/
Hakeh67234/
Houke67201/
Gokee67184/
Ottke67160/
Hokeš67124/
Akeuh67114/
Gokke67110/
Ozkez67108/
Hotke6779/
Okije6779/
O'Key6773/
Ekeuh6765/
Okhio6760/
Ohgke6754/
Oscke6751/
Otker6748/
Okeid6747/
Okhay6740/
Akieh6738/
Okaih6738/
Ekkeh6737/
Okeer6736/
Ozkes6735/
Okhaa6734/
Oikhe6727/
Okher6726/
Akheh6726/
Hokee6721/
Okhys6719/
Hokie6718/
Oskes6717/
Gooke6716/
Gouke6716/
Oskea6713/
Oykes6712/
Hodke6711/
Akkeh6711/
Ockes6711/
Hokea6711/
Ouked6711/
Okiey6710/
Okhie679/
Ekeah679/
Gokge678/
Okysh678/
Okhee677/
Ouket677/
Okhes677/
O'Kee676/
Gokea676/
Ookey675/
Oijke675/
Okkie675/
Askeh675/
Ohker674/
Ockie674/
Hoyke674/
Okihe674/
Okhea674/
Hoqke674/
Oukei673/
Hokhi673/
Gokei672/
Oikie672/
Okhui672/
Akeih672/
Hoike672/
Ekeeh672/
Ojtke672/
Ojkes672/
Okoyh672/
Okith672/
Eckeh672/
Oyqeh672/
Oukey672/
Oikey672/
Okiej672/
Okkey672/
Oekke672/
Adkeh672/
Okhei672/
Ojkha671/
Oekie671/
Otkey671/
Okiph671/
Okked671/
Okkee671/
Ookee671/
Ookes671/
Ookhe671/
Ookie671/
Huoke671/
Hogke671/
Hokei671/
Hokej671/
Okeea671/
Ozcke671/
Ohkes671/
Hoïke671/
Hokeu671/
Hokhy671/
Hokih671/
Oukep671/
Ouzke671/
Okeet671/
Okejj671/
Okkih671/
Ogkie671/
Oekhe671/
Odkes671/
Uokha671/
Gogke671/
Akceh671/
Okeyz671/
Okcke671/
Okeiz671/
Oucke671/
Oukhi671/
Okhis671/
Aekeh671/
Hokha670/
Hohke670/
Oukie670/
Okeep670/

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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
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  • 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 Okeh
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