Okemu Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Okemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Kenya | 34 | 1:1,358,232 | 35,498 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
Okemu (15) may also be a first name.
Okemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okemu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okemu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,620,164th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okemu are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 15 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 41 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 13 percent are found and Oyo, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 27 percent are found and Uganda, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okoemu | 91 | 306 | / |
| Okaemu | 91 | 19 | / |
| Okiemu | 91 | 18 | / |
| Okemou | 91 | 12 | / |
| Okemau | 91 | 3 | / |
| Okeamu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okeemu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oikemus | 83 | 36 | / |
| Okiemou | 83 | 14 | / |
| Okemeue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okemush | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akemu | 80 | 1,178 | / |
| Ekemu | 80 | 807 | / |
| Okomu | 80 | 104 | / |
| Okamu | 80 | 54 | / |
| Okimu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ukemu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oukemmou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akeemu | 73 | 88 | / |
| Akemuh | 73 | 59 | / |
| Akkemu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Ochemu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okomeu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akemhu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekemou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okimou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akemgu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hakemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Askemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okaamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akemui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okyomu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akiemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukkemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akemud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akemou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oikimus | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oykimus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hakeemu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akemgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukhemmu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukomou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakemau | 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
- 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 Okemu
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