Okemezie Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Okemezie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 88 | 1:2,012,986 | 70,656 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
Okemezie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okemezie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okemezie occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Okemezie click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okemezie? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,931,261st most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Okemezie reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Okemezie is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 2,012,986. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 50 percent are found, Kaduna, where 17 percent are found and Abia, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okemezi | 93 | 101 | / |
| Okemeze | 93 | 22 | / |
| Ekemezie | 88 | 2,989 | / |
| Ukemezie | 88 | 204 | / |
| Akemezie | 88 | 4 | / |
| Okemazie | 88 | 2 | / |
| Akaemezie | 82 | 46 | / |
| Ekemmezie | 82 | 5 | / |
| Ekeemezie | 82 | 5 | / |
| Ekeamezie | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ekemiezie | 82 | 2 | / |
| Ekoemezie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Okemedzhe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ukeamezie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Okemeji | 80 | 44 | / |
| Ekemezi | 80 | 39 | / |
| Ekemeze | 80 | 25 | / |
| Okemeje | 80 | 10 | / |
| Okamezi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Okemesi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ukemezi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okemese | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekemizie | 75 | 33 | / |
| Ekamezie | 75 | 24 | / |
| Ekemezih | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ekemazie | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ekemozie | 75 | 3 | / |
| Akeumeze | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ukemeize | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ekemesie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ukemerzi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Akemieze | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ekeumeze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okemmizi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekemieze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hockemeijer | 74 | 7 | / |
| Akeumezeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akemeiche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akameze | 67 | 66 | / |
| Okimeji | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ekemese | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekemazi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okemaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akemeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akemese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekimeze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okemize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekameze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekimezi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Okemezie
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis