Okekwe Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Okekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 211 | 1:839,539 | 37,032 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Okekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okekwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Okekwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okekwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,136,896th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. Okekwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okekwe live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 839,539. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 26 percent reside, Rivers, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 18 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Iceland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okekwue | 92 | 32 | / |
| Okeakwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okaekwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okeikwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okekw | 91 | 5 | / |
| Okeikwue | 86 | 17 | / |
| Okechkwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ekekwe | 83 | 4,861 | / |
| Ukekwe | 83 | 595 | / |
| Okakwe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Okokwe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Okegwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Okekwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akekwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okikwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okeigwe | 77 | 114 | / |
| Okeakwa | 77 | 35 | / |
| Ukeekwe | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ukeakwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekekwie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oquekwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekeukwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okokwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okigkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukekweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okeigweh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okaikwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okigwe | 67 | 364 | / |
| Ekigwe | 67 | 196 | / |
| Akekue | 67 | 161 | / |
| Akokwe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Okegue | 67 | 27 | / |
| Okogwe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ekagwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Okegwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Okagwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akakwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekegwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hookokwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukekwa | 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 Okekwe
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