Okewumi Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okewumi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okewumi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8721:203,14512,142
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Okewumi (21) may also be a first name.

Okewumi Last Name Facts

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

Okewumi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Okewumi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okewumi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 393,535th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,115,307 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okewumi are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okewumi is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name globally It is held by 21 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 872 people, or 1 in 203,145. In Nigeria Okewumi is primarily found in: Oyo, where 46 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Osun, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Okewumi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Okewumi last name is primarily Christian (86%) in Nigeria.

Okewumi earn a lot less than the average income. In Canada they earn 41.74% less than the national average, earning $28,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okewummi931/
Akewumi8615/
Okewuma862/
Akiwumi71610/
Okawume7124/
Ekewueme6712/
Akihwumi671/
Akawume571/
Akiwoumi532/
Ekiwueme531/
Ekawueme531/
Akhawumhe501/

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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 Okewumi
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