Okigwe Surname
Approximately 364 people bear this surname
Okigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 346 | 1:511,973 | 25,378 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Okigwe (27) may also be a first name.
Okigwe Demographics
Average Okigwe Salary in
United States
$38,042 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okigwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okigwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 778,856th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. Okigwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Okigwe live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okigwe is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 27 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 511,973. In Nigeria Okigwe is most frequent in: Enugu, where 31 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 18 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Okigwe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Okigwe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.
Okigwe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeigwe | 92 | 114 | / |
| Okaigwe | 92 | 28 | / |
| Okigweh | 92 | 16 | / |
| Okoigwe | 92 | 5 | / |
| Okuigwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oikigwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okigkwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okigwee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okeigweh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ekigwe | 83 | 196 | / |
| Akigwe | 83 | 78 | / |
| Ukigwe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Okegwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ocigwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okigwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okikwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ukaigwe | 77 | 1,002 | / |
| Ekeigwe | 77 | 318 | / |
| Akaigwe | 77 | 167 | / |
| Ochigwe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Akigwie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akuigwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ukiegwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ucoigwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekiegwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekigwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoigwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okhigbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okuigbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okeikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukuigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okeikwue | 71 | 17 | / |
| Okhoigbe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ukaigweh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Okheigbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okaikwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okekwe | 67 | 212 | / |
| Akugwe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Okegue | 67 | 27 | / |
| Okigui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Okegwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekigue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okukwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okhaigbhe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ukigbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekegwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okigbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okugue | 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 Okigwe
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