Okereh Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okereh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okereh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1371:1,293,01351,317
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Okereh Last Name Facts

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

Okereh is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okereh? popularity and diffusion

Okereh is the 1,428,594th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name Okereh is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Okereh reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Okereh is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 1,293,013. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 35 percent are found, Delta, where 27 percent are found and Rivers, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Okereh occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Okereh Last Name Statistics demography

Okereh earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.48% more than the national average, earning $58,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okerreh921/
Okere9186,631/
Okerie83542/
Okerhe83113/
Okareh8350/
Okiere8328/
Okoere8324/
Okeere8321/
Okaere839/
Okerei839/
Okoreh838/
Okerre837/
O'Kere837/
Okeree836/
Akereh836/
Okereu834/
Okeyre833/
Okhere833/
Oykere833/
Okerer833/
Okerea833/
Oikere833/
Ookere833/
Hokere833/
Okeres832/
Okeire832/
Okeret832/
Okerej832/
Oukere831/
Okrehe831/
Oskere831/
Okerep831/
Okeare831/
Okeure831/
Ojkere831/
Okireh831/
Okerhi831/
Oikerhe7772/
Okorieh7730/
Okoreeh7722/
Ozkeret7715/
Okoerie7712/
Okherhe776/
Oskerep775/
Ockiere775/
Ockerey771/
Hokkere771/
O'Keere771/
Okerher771/
Okoereu771/
Askereh771/
Ekere7312,159/
Okore7310,305/
Akere733,949/
Okeri731,575/
Okare73711/
Okire73302/
Okera73257/
Ocere7388/
Okery736/
Okyre731/
Ashkereh7116/
Akereich711/
Ohiekere711/
Okohrieh711/
Okeerhie711/
Akhere672,539/
Okerio671,075/
Gakere67888/
Okoree67493/
Okorhi67458/
Okheri67263/
Ochere67249/
Okoire67176/
Okoeri67161/
Akareh67154/
Akoreh67141/
Okhore6784/
Okieri6775/
Hekere6771/
Okerri6766/
Okorei6754/
Okhare6751/
Okeroa6742/
Okhire6737/
Akeere6735/
Okkeri6730/
Hokera6729/
Hakere6727/
Ookera6722/
Ekiere6721/
Hokore6721/
Hokare6718/
Aketre6718/
Gokeri6715/
Ahkere6715/
Akiere6713/
Akerey6712/
Okeari6710/
Okorea679/
Akerei679/
Akrehi678/
Ekerie677/
Ekaere676/
Okiera676/
Okiore675/
Okorey675/
Okkera674/
Hokeri674/
Ekeire674/
Okeiri674/
Okaire674/
Aakere674/
Ekerei674/
Okiery674/
Okaree674/
Akaere673/
Akerie673/
Ekhere673/
Ekeere673/
Okhera672/
Ekeure672/
Akerea672/
Akeree672/
Okired672/
Oikare672/
O'Kare671/
Ockera671/
Oukire671/
Okaeri671/
Okeary671/
Okerry671/
Ekqere671/
Okirih671/
Okoreu671/
Akerih671/
Okorih671/
Okeryi671/
Okerai671/
Ocoere671/
Uokeri671/
Acoere671/
Oikore671/
Okarea671/
Okeara671/
Okorhy671/
Ekerih671/
Akoere671/
Ockery670/
Eckere670/

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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 Okereh
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