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

Okereke (Russian: Окереке) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 5,492^nd most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 70,583 people. Okereke occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okereke live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okereke is also the 99,543^rd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 4,732 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 101,306 people, or 1 in 1,749. In Nigeria it is most common in: Imo, where 31 percent reside, Abia, where 16 percent reside and Anambra, where 12 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Okereke occurs in 50 countries. It is also common 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 last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Okereke surname are 43.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.1% registered to vote for 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.