Okeru Surname
Approximately 478 people bear this surname
Okeru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 472 | 1:375,302 | 20,004 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
Okeru (32) may also be a first name.
Okeru Demographics
Okeru Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Okeru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okeru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okeru is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okeru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 637,196th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,245,912 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okeru live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okeru is also the 1,840,253rd most common forename throughout the world It is held by 32 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 375,302. In Nigeria Okeru is most numerous in: Anambra, where 24 percent live, Ebonyi, where 22 percent live and Imo, where 20 percent live. Not including Nigeria Okeru exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Okeru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Okeru surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okieru | 91 | 59 | / |
| Okaeru | 91 | 7 | / |
| Okereu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Okearu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Okeeru | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okoeru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okheru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okeiru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okierou | 83 | 99 | / |
| Okethru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okoereu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okeargu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oukerou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okiru | 80 | 6,082 | / |
| Ekeru | 80 | 1,474 | / |
| Akeru | 80 | 726 | / |
| Okaru | 80 | 594 | / |
| Okoru | 80 | 186 | / |
| Oceru | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ukeru | 80 | 9 | / |
| Oukerrou | 77 | 311 | / |
| Hockerup | 77 | 104 | / |
| Hokkerup | 77 | 34 | / |
| Akieru | 73 | 96 | / |
| Okharu | 73 | 94 | / |
| Akaeru | 73 | 38 | / |
| Ocheru | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ekearu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Okaruh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Akeuru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ockoru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akerud | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akerou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ukearu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekaeru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okarui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akeeru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okiruh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gukeru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akerui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gakeru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okarhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoreu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakeru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okirau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ockerhous | 71 | 0 | / |
| Askerud | 67 | 127 | / |
| Askerup | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ackerup | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hökerud | 67 | 12 | / |
| Akereut | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gokirou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ackerud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akeroud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akhieru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeyrou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakerou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okarahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aketrou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akerush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akerout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hocceru | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okeru
- 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