Okeku Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Okeku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 174 | 1:1,018,062 | 42,870 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Okeku (33) may also be a first name.
Okeku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okeku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okeku is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Okeku.
How Common Is The Last Name Okeku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okeku is the 1,295,379th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okeku are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 33 people.
The last name Okeku is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 1,018,062. In Nigeria Okeku is most common in: Kogi, where 39 percent reside, Delta, where 30 percent reside and Rivers, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeaku | 91 | 28 | / |
| Okekuu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Okekeu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okekou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okoeku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okaeku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okoku | 80 | 939 | / |
| Okaku | 80 | 852 | / |
| Ekeku | 80 | 34 | / |
| Akeku | 80 | 31 | / |
| Oceku | 80 | 12 | / |
| Okiku | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ukeku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okyoku | 73 | 997 | / |
| Okhiku | 73 | 438 | / |
| Hokaku | 73 | 371 | / |
| Hokoku | 73 | 365 | / |
| Ekeuku | 73 | 39 | / |
| Ekeaku | 73 | 14 | / |
| Okhaku | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hokiku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ukeaku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akeiku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okakou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ukeeku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okkoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okkaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhakhu | 67 | 280 | / |
| Hakekou | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hokkoku | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ocheiku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akoekou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gokyoku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaakeku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okokkou | 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 Okeku
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis