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

The surname Okereke (Russian: Окереке) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Okereke click here.

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

This last name is the 5,492^nd most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,583 people. The surname Okereke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okereke are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okereke is also the 99,543^rd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 4,732 people.

The surname Okereke is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 101,306 people, or 1 in 1,749. In Nigeria Okereke is mostly concentrated in: Imo, where 31 percent reside, Abia, where 16 percent reside and Anambra, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Okereke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Okereke surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Okereke last name are 43.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Okereke earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.08% less than the national average, earning R 161,412 per year; in United States they earn 4.51% more than the national average, earning $45,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning $48,100 CAD per year.