Where Does The Last Name Okem Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Okem is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Ökem. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okem? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 135,733^rd most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,201,676 people. The last name Okem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Okem are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 432,205^th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 399 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,872 people, or 1 in 61,679. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 60 percent reside, Lagos, where 9 percent reside and Benue, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Okem exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Okem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Okem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Okem surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.