Okerayi Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Okerayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Okerayi (10) may also be a first name.
Okerayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okerayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okerayi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okerayi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,558,593rd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. Okerayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Okerayi live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okerayi is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Okerayi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 36 percent live, Lagos, where 32 percent live and Oyo, where 13 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okerai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okeraji | 86 | 5 | / |
| Okereyi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hokeray | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okerayo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gokerai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hokerai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okerayot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okerie | 77 | 542 | / |
| Okeroa | 77 | 42 | / |
| Okerei | 77 | 9 | / |
| Akeray | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okirai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okerea | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okerye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okorai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoray | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akerai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oukerraji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okereji | 71 | 158 | / |
| Okoraye | 71 | 13 | / |
| Okoroyi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Okeriye | 71 | 9 | / |
| Akirayi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Okharay | 71 | 7 | / |
| Okereye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okhirai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okairai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okayray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okirayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okaraye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okaraya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akheray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ockerey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okereja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akheiray | 67 | 18 | / |
| Askeraya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okarahia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gokhiray | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okhiraia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akhetray | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okirahie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeerhie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okyoroyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhoraji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okorooyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okieriya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gokgiray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaraiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akgeraji | 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 Okerayi
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