Okereugo Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okereugo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okereugo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okereugo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okereugo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okereugo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Okereugo occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Okereugo are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Okereugo is primarily found in: Lagos, where 30 percent reside, Ogun, where 30 percent reside and Enugu, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okerego9314/
Okereuga884/
Okeareago821/
Okorego803/
Okerogo801/
Okorugo801/
Okeregha75196/
Okoruogo751/
Okerongo751/
Okerhegha711/
Okorogo6760/
Akarugo6727/
Akereyongo674/
Okoruga673/
Okarega672/
Ekerigo671/
Akorugo671/
Ukereangou671/

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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
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  • 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 Okereugo
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