Okige Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Okige Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okige occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Okige.

How Common Is The Last Name Okige? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Okige occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okige live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Okige is most numerous in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Delta, where 17 percent live and Enugu, where 17 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okaige9124/
Okeige917/
Okoige911/
Okioge911/
Okihge911/
Okigea911/
Okioghe831/
Okise80353/
Okage80308/
Okege80138/
Okije8079/
Ocige8036/
Okigi8019/
Okuge8012/
Okiga8010/
Akige809/
Okize802/
Ekige801/
Okezie7323,055/
Okeiga73257/
Okoise73189/
Okisei7391/
Ochige7375/
Hokage7349/
Okoigi7347/
Akighe7342/
Okugie7337/
Okazie7329/
Okidje7322/
Akhige7321/
Okeize7319/
Okieze7317/
Akaige7316/
Okaage7313/
Okesie7312/
Okiega7310/
Okigui7310/
Ekighe736/
Okoije736/
Okisie736/
Okizie736/
Okuiga735/
Okeage735/
Okuege734/
Ukighe734/
Okuise733/
Okeuge733/
Okegie732/
Okiese731/
Okaise731/
Okughe731/
Okoiga731/
Akigeh731/
Okeigi731/
Akihge731/
Oukise731/
Akidge731/
Akaighe67305/
Akoinge6725/
Okhaise6710/
Okiezie677/
Okeizie677/
Okeghie676/
Okoiseh676/
Ochigie674/
Okezies673/
Akhigea673/
Akeiger673/
Okoiaje672/
Oikezie672/
Okeieji672/
Okitceh671/
Okgezie671/
Akeighe671/
Akighet671/
Okeezie671/
Okaezie671/
Akiiage671/
Okoezie671/
Okaiser671/
Okeziee671/
Okeguey671/
Okioaze671/
Okughea671/
O'Kagey671/
Akaidge671/
Ekaighe671/

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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 Okige
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