Okelu Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1671:1,060,73544,297
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okelu occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,252,959th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Okelu reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 1,060,735. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 46 percent are found, Lagos, where 19 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Okelu Last Name Statistics demography

Okelu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.35% more than the national average, earning $67,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okaelu9120/
Okealu9117/
Okelou916/
Okoelu916/
Okeulu911/
Okeliu911/
Okoeluu837/
Ekelu80226/
Okalu80152/
Okolu80145/
Ukelu8061/
Akelu8036/
Okilu8014/
Ocelu801/
Okoilu73320/
Okhilu73144/
Okolou7382/
Akaelu7362/
Akelou7335/
Ekeulu7321/
Hokolu7314/
Akeelu737/
O'Kalu736/
Okiolu736/
Okoliu734/
Ochelu733/
Oekalu733/
Hakelu732/
Okollu732/
Okilou732/
Okalau732/
Akkelu731/
Okeloo731/
Okallu731/
Oukolu731/
Ocelui731/
Okoğlu731/
Okaalu731/
Ekaelu731/
Okhalu731/
Oukhellou71597/
Oukhelout711/
Askelou67454/
Ozkoylu677/
Ushkelu674/
Gakelou674/
Okhollu672/
Okiluha672/
Akeslou671/
Akielou671/
Ozkuylu671/
Akheelu671/
Hakeelu671/

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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 Okelu
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