Okelue Surname

276,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okelue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okelue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3691:129,3968,441
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okelue (68) may also be a first name.

Okelue Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okelue is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okelue? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 276,073rd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,186,865 people. The surname Okelue is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okelue reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okelue is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 68 people.

The last name Okelue is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,369 people, or 1 in 129,396. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Enugu, where 35 percent live, Delta, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Okelue occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okelaue921/
Oklue912/
Okolue83147/
Okeley83143/
Okelie8336/
Okelou836/
Okalue832/
Okelwe831/
Okelea831/
Ukelue831/
Okelye831/
Ekelue831/
Okeleye773,084/
Okeleji77371/
Okeloye7721/
Akaelue779/
Okeleyi775/
Okeeley774/
Okeliye774/
Okhilue771/
Okeleya771/
Okeulie771/
Ockeley771/
Okeloie771/
Gokeley770/
Hokeley770/
Uklue734/
Aklue731/
O'Keeley714/
Ookeleji713/
Ockeleij711/
Ocheluje711/
Oukhellou67597/
Akeley67313/
Akalue67139/
Okelai6757/
Akelou6735/
Akelea6721/
Akelie6711/
Akluea678/
Okelwa678/
Akelye674/
Okeloi674/
Okeloa674/
Okilou672/
Oklewe672/
Ekalue672/
Okelaa671/
Okluis671/
Eeclue671/
Oukhelout671/
Hoqlue671/
Okeleyahe671/
Ocelui671/
Okelby670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okelue
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