Okeze Surname

277,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Okeze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okeze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3571:130,5408,494
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England161:3,482,379114,324
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Okeze (67) may also be a first name.

Okeze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okeze is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Okeze click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeze? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 277,333rd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,216,568 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Okeze reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okeze is also the 1,191,548th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 67 people.

The surname Okeze is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,357 people, or 1 in 130,540. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 27 percent reside, Enugu, where 26 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Okeze exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Okeze Last Name Statistics demography

Okeze earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.2% more than the national average, earning $62,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okezie9123,055/
Okoeze9176/
Okeize9119/
Okieze9117/
Okezeh918/
Okaeze911/
Okezei911/
Ozkezer8321/
Okeizie837/
Okiezie837/
Okezies833/
Oekezie833/
Oikezie832/
Okaezie831/
Okoezie831/
Okeezie831/
Okeziee831/
Okgezie831/
Okese80447/
Ekeze80398/
Okeje80308/
Akeze80189/
Okege80138/
Okezi80120/
Ukeze8048/
Okaze8017/
Okoze8011/
Okize802/
Okece801/
Okeza801/
Ekezie734,777/
Akaeze731,525/
Ocheze73183/
Okeese7390/
Ekaeze7386/
Oikaze7351/
Hokaze7342/
Okesei7337/
Okejeh7323/
Okeche7321/
Okeizi7320/
Okoezi7317/
Okeazi7315/
Okesie7312/
Ukezie7312/
Okeige737/
Akezie736/
Okeage735/
Akheze734/
Akeaze734/
Okedje734/
Ekezei734/
Oketse734/
Okeeji733/
Ekezeh733/
Akezeh733/
Ukeeze732/
Okoese732/
Okegie732/
Okkeje732/
Okeesi732/
Okejje732/
Ekieze732/
Akieze731/
Ekeaze731/
Akeeze731/
Ekeize731/
Okiese731/
Okosee731/
Okkaze731/
Ookaze731/
Okadze731/
O'Keese6758/
Okeiche6714/
Hokadze6712/
Ozkeser6710/
Okeadje675/
Ochezie675/
Ekeezie674/
Okeizzi674/
Okheuse674/
Akaezie673/
Ocheize671/
Ockeese671/
Oukeche671/
Akhaeze671/
O'Kyzer671/
Hekezie671/
Ekaezie671/
Ekkezie671/
Oukeziz671/
Okeechi671/
Oketche671/

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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 Okeze
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