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

The last name Okem is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ökem. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 135,733^rd most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,201,676 people. It 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 432,205^th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 399 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,872 people, or 1 in 61,679. In Nigeria Okem is most frequent in: Cross River, where 60 percent are found, Lagos, where 9 percent are found and Benue, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs 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 bearing the Okem last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.