Okem Surname
Approximately 3,310 people bear this surname
Okem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,872 | 1:61,679 | 4,567 |
| Cameroon | 194 | 1:107,057 | 12,544 |
| Indonesia | 155 | 1:853,221 | 64,334 |
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Ökem (111) are calculated separately.
Okem (399) may also be a first name.
Okem Last Name Facts
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 also be found in the variant forms: Ökem. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 135,733rd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,201,676 people. The last name Okem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Okem live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 432,205th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 399 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,872 people, or 1 in 61,679. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 60 percent are found, Lagos, where 9 percent are found and Benue, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Okem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Okem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Okem last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ökem | 92 | 111 | / |
| Okeme | 89 | 4,872 | / |
| Okeem | 89 | 34 | / |
| Odkem | 89 | 33 | / |
| Oukem | 89 | 27 | / |
| Okhem | 89 | 3 | / |
| Okiem | 89 | 3 | / |
| Gokem | 89 | 2 | / |
| Okcem | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ockem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okeam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Otkem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hokem | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hookem | 80 | 104 | / |
| Hoskem | 80 | 58 | / |
| Okemhe | 80 | 51 | / |
| Okheme | 80 | 13 | / |
| Goukem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okemme | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okeame | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hokeem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okkeam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ookeme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hockem | 80 | 0 | / |
| Akem | 75 | 5,486 | / |
| Okim | 75 | 3,201 | / |
| Ekem | 75 | 2,590 | / |
| Ukem | 75 | 730 | / |
| Ocem | 75 | 4 | / |
| Okym | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okheime | 73 | 108 | / |
| Okhemhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hookeem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hosckem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akeem | 67 | 36,141 | / |
| Hakem | 67 | 19,007 | / |
| Ukeme | 67 | 1,579 | / |
| Akkem | 67 | 1,467 | / |
| Akeme | 67 | 1,025 | / |
| Ochem | 67 | 629 | / |
| Hokim | 67 | 164 | / |
| Ukkem | 67 | 127 | / |
| Ogcem | 67 | 69 | / |
| Gukem | 67 | 60 | / |
| Akhem | 67 | 56 | / |
| Okhym | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gakem | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ekiem | 67 | 52 | / |
| Akeam | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ekhem | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ozkim | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gokim | 67 | 23 | / |
| Akeum | 67 | 15 | / |
| Okhim | 67 | 15 | / |
| Uikem | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ekkem | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okime | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okkim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekeem | 67 | 7 | / |
| O'Kim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ukiem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akiem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ackem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hekem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ukhem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekeam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ohkim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Otkim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekeim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aakem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahkem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akemm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aekem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukeem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akgem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okiom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyqem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odkim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akcem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogkjm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eckem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eukem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hookheim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oquem | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hochkeim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hockheim | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Okem
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