Okeoma Surname

222,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okeoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7631:100,4786,840
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England51:11,143,612252,590
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Wales41:773,63329,106
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Okeoma (834) may also be a first name.

Okeoma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okeoma occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeoma? popularity and diffusion

Okeoma is the 222,993rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,988,805 people. The surname Okeoma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Okeoma are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okeoma is also the 282,756th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 834 people.

The surname Okeoma is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,763 people, or 1 in 100,478. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 43 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Okeoma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okeoma surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Okeoma earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.69% more than the national average, earning $52,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeomah9235/
Oykeoma923/
Oekeoma921/
Hokeoma921/
Ekeoma832,596/
Okioma831,060/
Ukeoma83194/
Okeomi834/
Okeome834/
Okyoma833/
Okeomo833/
Akeoma831/
Okeyomi77137/
Okiomah77121/
Okiomas7734/
Ekeomah7721/
Okeamah7711/
Ukeomah778/
Okuyoma771/
Akeomoa771/
Okeyuma771/
Ekehoma771/
Ocheoma771/
Okeamai771/
Okeyomoh7110/
Okiomats711/
Okoyomoa711/
Akioma6743/
Okiomo6734/
Okyama6733/
Okiama6730/
Ukioma676/
Okeami674/
Okyomo672/
Okeame672/
Okiome671/
Oikheiome671/
Okyomi671/
Ukeome671/
Okeamo671/
Oceomy670/

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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 Okeoma
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