Okeju Surname
Approximately 336 people bear this surname
Okeju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 316 | 1:123,542 | 11,626 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
Okeju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okeju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okeju occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okeju? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 825,152nd most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. The last name Okeju is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okeju are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 316 people, or 1 in 123,542. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Pallisa District, where 30 percent are found, Serere District, where 14 percent are found and Katakwi District, where 12 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okejju | 91 | 18 | / |
| Okeaju | 91 | 4 | / |
| Okeeju | 91 | 4 | / |
| Okheju | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akeju | 80 | 10,500 | / |
| Ukeju | 80 | 81 | / |
| Okiju | 80 | 55 | / |
| Okoju | 80 | 48 | / |
| Okuju | 80 | 45 | / |
| Okezu | 80 | 44 | / |
| Okeyu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Okehu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Okesu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Okeou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okeadjou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okeasu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Okeuhu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Okeizu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Okeazu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ukejuh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okehau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okeahu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okujju | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okeyui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okkoju | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akeeju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akejui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akheju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okujup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeisu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okezou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeaeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akieju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeuzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukoju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukhedjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okyu | 67 | 371 | / |
| Akedjou | 67 | 79 | / |
| Okiu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Okoyeus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okezeue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oketgiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokehou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akju | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okeju
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