Okerigwe Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Okerigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okereigwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Okirigwe | 88 | 277 | / |
| Okorigwe | 88 | 250 | / |
| Ekerigwe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Okoroigwe | 82 | 960 | / |
| Okoriegwe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Okoirigwe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Okaroigwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Okeurugwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Okoreigwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Okorighwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Okoroigweh | 78 | 7 | / |
| Ekirigwe | 75 | 575 | / |
| Akirigwe | 75 | 49 | / |
| Okerekwe | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ekeregwe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Okorikwe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Okirikwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Okorigue | 75 | 2 | / |
| Okirigwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akerigbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okoriqwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okoroigue | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ochirigwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Okoriekwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okoroygwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akaraigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akirigbe | 63 | 47 | / |
| Ekirikwe | 63 | 7 | / |
| Akirikwe | 63 | 3 | / |
| Akeregbe | 63 | 3 | / |
| Okorekwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ekirugwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akarekwe | 50 | 63 | / |
| Akarukwe | 50 | 31 | / |
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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 Okerigwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis