Okenyeka Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okenyeka Surname User-submission:

The surname Okenyeka means 'that an elderly person is more experienced in life than a small child'. It also means 'to live till old age is the greatest thing that will happen to a person'.

Okenyeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1821:973,31241,407
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okenyeka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Okenyeka means 'that an elderly person is more experienced in life than a small child'. It also means 'to live till old age is the greatest thing that will happen to a person'.

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Okenyeka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okenyeka is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okenyeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,239,697th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. Okenyeka is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okenyeka are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Okenyeka is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 973,312. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 27 percent reside, Plateau, where 15 percent reside and Rivers, where 14 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okenyika8810/
Okenyeke885/
Akonyeka751/
Akinyeka751/
Okenjika751/
Okenyike751/
Ochinyeka711/
Akinyeke63459/
Akinyika635/
Akinyeki633/
Akinaeka631/
Okenhike631/
Okoniecka591/
Hakanyika591/
Ochenyechi561/
Ukeniece501/
Akinjika501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okenyeka
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