Okeme Surname

97,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okeme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,7211:37,5223,027
Congo701:71,2736,207
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
England181:3,095,448105,421
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Okeme (423) may also be a first name.

Okeme Last Name Facts

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

Okeme is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeme? popularity and diffusion

It is the 97,423rd most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,495,802 people. The surname Okeme occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okeme are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 417,739th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 423 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,721 people, or 1 in 37,522. In Nigeria Okeme is mostly found in: Kogi, where 50 percent live, Benue, where 11 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Okeme Last Name Statistics demography

Okeme earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokeme91184/
Okaeme91121/
Okemeh9184/
Okemhe9151/
Okoeme9127/
Okheme9113/
Okeume9110/
Okemes914/
Okemme913/
Okeame912/
Ookeme911/
Okemie911/
Okemei911/
Okem893,310/
Okheime83108/
Gokemeh834/
Okhemeh833/
Okemeth832/
Okhemhe832/
Okhemie831/
Okeymey831/
Okome8011,095/
Okema805,639/
Ekeme802,746/
Ukeme801,579/
Akeme801,025/
Okame80292/
Okemi80121/
Okemy8069/
Okeem8034/
Odkem8033/
Oukem8027/
Okime808/
Okiem803/
Okhem803/
Okcem802/
Gokem802/
Otkem801/
Okeam801/
Ockem801/
Oceme801/
Hokem800/
O'Kemmer771/
Ocheme736,461/
Akaeme73735/
Okkema73473/
Okamei73286/
Akieme73266/
Ookame73163/
Hookem73104/
Akemer73100/
Okiemi7399/
Hakeme7395/
Okomeh7376/
Akemeh7373/
Okiemy7365/
Hokema7361/
Hoskem7358/
Okhome7337/
Akemhe7330/
Okeama7324/
Akeame7321/
Ekemhe7321/
Okameh7320/
Okemma7319/
Hokome7315/
Ukeame7313/
Akemei7311/
Okaemi7310/
Okeimi738/
Okemmi736/
Occeme736/
Okomeu735/
Gakeme735/
Okeami734/
Ukemeh734/
Ukeeme734/
Akeeme733/
Ekaeme733/
Ekeeme733/
Goukem733/
Okomme732/
Okeymi732/
Hokame732/
Akemet732/
Hukeme732/
Akheme732/
Akemie732/
Okeima731/
Okeyma731/
Okimey731/
Okkeam731/
Hokeem731/
O'Kame731/
Hoceme731/
Okemii731/
Okamme731/
Akemey731/
Okcemi731/
Akemge731/
Ekemie731/
Okhemi731/
Oikema731/
Ekeume731/
Ohceme731/
Okamee731/
Okiome731/
Ekheme731/
Ekemeh731/
Akeyme731/
Hockem730/
Akem675,486/
Okim673,201/
Hockema67290/
Ockimey67153/
Houkema6791/
Akaemeh6720/
Hakemey6717/
Hakemer6715/
Gakeime6714/
Houkemi6712/
Okhomeh677/
Akaemee676/
Ochemhe675/
Ocheime675/
Ocem674/
Hakeeme673/
Ekeumeh673/
Okammee673/
Akaemea673/
Oykemma672/
Oucheme672/
Okaimeh672/
Hockheimer671/
Okkemma671/
Askemme671/
Akhemie671/
Ukemeiz671/
Akeamer671/
Hakemee671/
Hosckem671/
Hookeem671/
Hocheme671/
Okeamai671/
Hakemea671/
Akiemie671/
Ocheeme671/
Okym671/
Hakieme671/
Hoskheimer670/
Hookheimer670/
Ockamey670/

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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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  • 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 Okeme
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