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Where Does The Last Name Okere Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Okere (Russian: Окере) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Okèrè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okere? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Okere is the 6,523^rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,122 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okere are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okere is also the 229,048^th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 1,197 people.

The last name Okere is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 83,733 people, or 1 in 2,116. In Nigeria it is most common in: Imo, where 57 percent are found, Rivers, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.

Okere Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Okere last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Okere earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.5% less than the national average, earning R 174,660 per year; in United States they earn 9.19% more than the national average, earning $47,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.43% less than the national average, earning $40,029 CAD per year.