Okeowo Surname

35,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okeowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,2101:12,4661,274
England2671:208,68217,974
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Okeowo (987) may also be a first name.

Okeowo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okeowo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeowo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,924th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 496,089 people. The last name Okeowo is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okeowo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 256,409th most common forename globally, borne by 987 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14,210 people, or 1 in 12,466. In Nigeria Okeowo is most common in: Lagos, where 32 percent are found, Ogun, where 27 percent are found and Oyo, where 13 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Okeowo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Okeowo surname is predominantly Christian (83%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Okeowo last name are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.12% registered with the party.

The amount Okeowo earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 42.18% more than the national average, earning $61,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.7% more than the national average, earning $71,893 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeoowo928/
Okieowo922/
Okeowuo921/
Okeiowo921/
Ekeowo8336/
Okeowa835/
Okoiyawo715/
Ekeowa67485/
Okeawa677/
Akiowo675/
Akyowo673/
Okiowa672/
Ekiowo672/
Okyuwo671/
Okeavo671/

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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 Okeowo
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