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Where Does The Last Name Okeke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Okeke (Russian: Океке) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Okèkè. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Okeke is the 1,239^th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 16,995 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okeke are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 50,743^rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 13,197 people.

The last name Okeke is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 422,988 people, or 1 in 419. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Anambra, where 49 percent reside, Imo, where 12 percent reside and Enugu, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 95 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Ghana, where 0 percent reside.

Okeke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Okeke surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Okeke surname are 41.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Okeke earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning 356,910 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.39% more than the national average, earning R 319,368 per year; in United States they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning $49,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.68% more than the national average, earning $66,418 CAD per year.