Okeregha Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okeregha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeregha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1901:932,33040,120
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okeregha Last Name Facts

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

Okeregha is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeregha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,202,518th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okeregha reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 932,330. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 73 percent are found, Edo, where 12 percent are found and Ekiti, where 5 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okerhegha941/
Akeregha8832/
Okereghe8811/
Okereuga884/
Okaregha881/
Okerege8042/
Okerego8014/
Okeregi805/
Okarega802/
Ukereghe7531/
Okorigha7522/
Okereugo7511/
Akeragha753/
Ekerigha751/
Okorogha751/
Ekeragha751/
Okoriegho711/
Okeareago711/
Ekierigha711/
Okaraga67357/
Okoriga674/
Okorego673/
Akerege672/
Okoroga671/
Okerogo671/
Okiriga671/

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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 Okeregha
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