Okimo Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1101:1,610,38960,100
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England111:5,065,278148,650
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okimo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okimo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okimo? popularity and diffusion

Okimo is the 1,459,453rd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Okimo reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Okimo is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 1,610,389. In Nigeria Okimo is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 47 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 42 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okiemo9165/
Okiomo9134/
Okaimo9132/
Okimoh917/
Okimou914/
Okoimo914/
Okimosh8332/
Okiemou8314/
Hokeimo833/
Okhaimo833/
Okhimoh831/
Okumo801,447/
Okemo80973/
Okima80442/
Akimo80223/
Ekimo8019/
Ukimo809/
Ocimo801/
Okhaimoh7738/
O'Kimosh776/
Oikismos771/
Okhiomoy771/
Okioma731,060/
Okimat73307/
Hakimo73259/
Okumoh73122/
Okemuo73113/
Akaimo7390/
Akimou7343/
Hokima7328/
Akimoh7327/
Oikemo7324/
Ekiemo7322/
Okemou7312/
Ekeimo7310/
Ekimou738/
Akimoi737/
Okeemo737/
Ukimoh736/
Gokima735/
Akhimo733/
Akiomo733/
Ekkimo733/
Okemmo732/
Akeimo732/
Akimoa732/
Ekaimo732/
Okoima732/
Acoimo732/
Okyomo732/
Ochimo732/
Oukumo731/
Oukemo731/
Okhumo731/
Ukiemo731/
Okumoi731/
Okaima731/
Ekim'o731/
Ekuimo731/
Uokima731/
Okeamo731/
Ekoimo731/
Okoymo731/
Okeima731/
Hakimou6780/
Akaaimo6738/
Okemmuo6717/
Ukaaimo676/
Akaimuo674/
Ukoimoh674/
Okheamo673/
Okyomoh673/
Ekoimoh672/
Okuimah672/
Okhumoy671/
Okeimah671/
Hokaima671/
Askuimo671/
Okyomoi671/
Hokoima671/
Hakimoo671/

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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
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  • 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 Okimo
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