Okeyode Surname

230,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okeyode Surname User-submission:

The surname Okeyode (Òkèyodé) derives from the Yoruba words òkè, meaning 'mountain' or 'hill', and yo dé, a phrasal verb meaning 'to show' or 'to appear'. Therefore Òkèyodé signifies an ancient Yoruba custom of worshipping mountains and hills and pointing to the fact that it is the season of the festival during the year.

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Okeyode Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7191:103,0506,957
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Okeyode (39) may also be a first name.

Okeyode Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Okeyode (Òkèyodé) derives from the Yoruba words òkè, meaning 'mountain' or 'hill', and yo dé, a phrasal verb meaning 'to show' or 'to appear'. Therefore Òkèyodé signifies an ancient Yoruba custom of worshipping mountains and hills and pointing to the fact that it is the season of the festival during the year. The family, who are the custodian of this important festival, bears this name.

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Okeyode Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okeyode is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeyode? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 230,634th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,154,815 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okeyode reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most common first name world-wide It is held by 39 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,719 people, or 1 in 103,050. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 41 percent live, Osun, where 30 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Okeyode Last Name Statistics demography

Okeyode earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

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Akoyode711/
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Okide67381/
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Akioyode6710/
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