Okigwe Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Okigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3461:511,97325,378
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Okigwe (27) may also be a first name.

Okigwe Last Name Facts

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

Okigwe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okigwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 778,856th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Okigwe reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okigwe is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent forename at a global level, borne 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 numerous in: Enugu, where 31 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 18 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname 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 Okigwe are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeigwe92114/
Okaigwe9228/
Okigweh9216/
Okoigwe925/
Okuigwe921/
Oikigwe921/
Okigkwe921/
Okigwee921/
Okeigweh863/
Ekigwe83196/
Akigwe8378/
Ukigwe8329/
Okegwe836/
Ocigwe832/
Okigwa832/
Okikwe831/
Ukaigwe771,002/
Ekeigwe77318/
Akaigwe77167/
Ochigwe7712/
Akigwie775/
Akuigwe775/
Ukiegwe774/
Ucoigwe772/
Ekiegwe772/
Ekigwue771/
Okoigwa771/
Okhigbe771/
Okuigbe771/
Okeikwe771/
Ukuigwe771/
Okeikwue7117/
Okhoigbe7110/
Ukaigweh715/
Okheigbe711/
Okaikwei711/
Okekwe67212/
Akugwe6728/
Okegue6727/
Okigui6710/
Okegwa6710/
Ekigue678/
Okukwe678/
Okhaigbhe677/
Ukigbe674/
Ekegwe673/
Okigbi671/
Okugue671/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis