Okek Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3301:536,79626,334
Thailand1401:504,56087,939
Uganda1351:289,18020,376
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Turkey291:2,683,49781,313
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Ökek (2) & Òkèk (1) are calculated separately.

Okek (70) may also be a first name.

Okek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okek is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Ökek or Òkèk. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okek? popularity and diffusion

Okek is the 478,963rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,455,590 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Okek reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 70 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 330 people, or 1 in 536,796. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Anambra, where 62 percent live, Enugu, where 32 percent live and Ogun, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 19 percent live.

Okek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Okek last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ökek922/
Okeke89428,810/
Okekp893/
Okeek893/
Okeck892/
Ozkek891/
Okekh891/
Okeik890/
Òkèk831/
Okeeke8013/
O'Keke804/
Okeake804/
Okkeke803/
Okeike803/
Gokgek802/
Ookeke802/
Oskeke801/
Oyckek801/
Gokeek801/
Hoskek801/
Odkeke801/
Oukeke801/
Okec75512/
Akek75153/
Okik75133/
Ekek7588/
Ukek7564/
Ocek7533/
Okeg7518/
Oqek751/
Okjk751/
Okeq751/
O'Keeke737/
Ozkeske735/
Okeheke731/
Okike6710,188/
Akeke671,588/
Ukeke67381/
Hocek67182/
Akiek67155/
Okoik67152/
Okiec6721/
Akeek6716/
Hakek6713/
Oukik6711/
Akeck677/
Ukeuk674/
Oikik674/
Okick673/
Hekek673/
Oketc672/
Okegs672/
Ekeck672/
Hoqek672/
Ekekh671/
Ekeuk671/
Okijk671/
Okisk671/
Odkeq671/
Hukek671/
Okeeg671/
Otkik671/
Ekeak671/
Okegh671/
Oekjq671/
Okiok671/
Okayk671/
Okkyc671/
Akeuk671/
Ackek671/
Eekek671/
Okuik671/
Askek671/
Oskeg670/

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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 Okek
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