Okekeze Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Okekeze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 128 | 1:1,383,928 | 53,929 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Okekeze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okekeze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okekeze is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Okekeze click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okekeze? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okekeze is the 1,581,912th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okekeze reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Okekeze is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 41 percent are found, Lagos, where 28 percent are found and Rivers, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okekezie | 93 | 4 | / |
| Okekeaze | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okekezi | 86 | 11 | / |
| Okikeze | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ekekeze | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekekezie | 80 | 311 | / |
| Okekeazi | 80 | 37 | / |
| Okikeeze | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekekeize | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akhekezie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akekeza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okekeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okekeaji | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ekeakezie | 63 | 1 | / |
| Okikeechi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ochikezie | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akikaze | 57 | 46 | / |
| Ekikoze | 57 | 9 | / |
| Okikizi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Okikechi | 53 | 10 | / |
| Akeekase | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ochikidze | 50 | 1 | / |
| Haqeqezed | 50 | 1 | / |
| Okechizie | 50 | 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 Okekeze
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