Okezu Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Okezu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
Okezu (36) may also be a first name.
Okezu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okezu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okezu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Okezu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okezu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okezu is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Okezu live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most widely held forename on earth, borne by 36 people.
The surname Okezu is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Okezu is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 31 percent are found, Lagos, where 17 percent are found and Niger, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeizu | 91 | 13 | / |
| Okeazu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Okeuzu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okezou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okezeue | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okeju | 80 | 336 | / |
| Okazu | 80 | 69 | / |
| Okozu | 80 | 45 | / |
| Ekezu | 80 | 30 | / |
| Akezu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Okesu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ukezu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akezou | 73 | 525 | / |
| Okeasu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Okejju | 73 | 18 | / |
| Okechu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Okeaju | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okeeju | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekeazu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekaezu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okheju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeisu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaezu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akezouh | 67 | 373 | / |
| Hoketsu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okaetsu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okhechu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oketchu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oketgiu | 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 Okezu
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