Okezie Surname

23,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Okezie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okezie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria22,7051:7,802894
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
England841:663,31038,317
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Wales51:618,90625,852
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Gambia41:480,863548
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Okezie (8,242) may also be a first name.

Okezie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okezie is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okezie? popularity and diffusion

It is the 23,489th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 316,094 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okezie reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 69,691st most common first name globally, held by 8,242 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22,705 people, or 1 in 7,802. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 42 percent reside, Imo, where 12 percent reside and Anambra, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Okezie exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Okezie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Okezie last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Okezie last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Okezie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.29% less than the national average, earning R 234,576 per year and in United States they earn 7.15% less than the national average, earning $40,066 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeizie927/
Okiezie927/
Oekezie923/
Okezies923/
Oikezie922/
Okeziee921/
Okoezie921/
Okaezie921/
Okeezie921/
Okgezie921/
Okeze911,397/
Okezi91120/
Ekezie834,777/
Okozie83205/
Okoeze8376/
Okazie8329/
Okeizi8320/
Okeize8319/
Okoezi8317/
Okieze8317/
Okeazi8315/
Ukezie8312/
Okesie8312/
Okezeh838/
Okeige837/
Okizie836/
Akezie836/
Okegie832/
Okezei831/
Okaeze831/
Ozkezer7721/
Okeiche7714/
Ochezie775/
Ekeezie774/
Okeizzi774/
Akaezie773/
Hekezie771/
Ekaezie771/
Ekkezie771/
Oukeziz771/
Okeji731,131/
Okozi73523/
Okese73447/
Ekeze73398/
Okeje73308/
Okazi73195/
Akeze73189/
Okizi73166/
Okesi73141/
Okege73138/
Ukezi7379/
Ukeze7348/
Akezi7341/
Ekezi7335/
Okegi7325/
Okeci733/
Okeza731/
Okece731/
Okechi679,274/
Akaeze671,525/
Oukazi67516/
Ocheze67183/
Akazie67120/
Okisei6791/
Okeese6790/
Ekaeze6786/
Okoizi6747/
Okesei6737/
Okeisi6731/
Okejeh6723/
Okeche6721/
Akeezi6717/
Okeiji6717/
Akizie6712/
Okasei6710/
Okeusi679/
Okosie679/
Hockeiser678/
Okasie677/
Okisie676/
Okeage675/
Akozie675/
Ekezei674/
Akaezi674/
Akeaze674/
Ekesie674/
Akheze674/
Okedje674/
Oketse674/
Akezeh673/
Okeeji673/
Ekazie673/
Okejai673/
Ekezeh673/
Ekieze672/
Okkeje672/
Ukeeze672/
Ukeije672/
Okoese672/
Akeuzi672/
Okeesi672/
Okejje672/
Akegie672/
Ookazi671/
Hokazi671/
Acozie671/
Okosee671/
Okeigi671/
Akieze671/
Okiese671/
Ekeize671/
Ekizie671/
Okosei671/
Akeeze671/
Ekeaze671/
Hokesi671/
Okesai671/
Gakezi671/
Akeise671/
Okedji671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okezie
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