Okiri Surname

124,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0191:87,7386,130
Kenya1,1431:40,4024,241
Japan2171:589,14415,718
Tanzania761:696,60040,185
Congo651:76,7556,702
Benin581:178,20017,490
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Okiri (477) may also be a first name.

Okiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okiri is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Okiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 124,163rd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,984,085 people. The surname Okiri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Okiri reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 389,495th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 477 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,019 people, or 1 in 87,738. In Nigeria Okiri is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 15 percent reside, Cross River, where 13 percent reside and Rivers, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 31 percent reside and Japan, where 6 percent reside.

Okiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Okiri surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okirie91872/
Okairi91145/
Gokiri91110/
Okieri9175/
Okiori9139/
Okirio9134/
Okhiri9112/
Okuiri914/
Okeiri914/
Okirai914/
Okiroi912/
Okirih911/
Hokiri911/
Okoiri911/
Houkiri8395/
Okirhie8377/
Okhirie8315/
Okaihri8311/
Okhirai832/
Oukhiri832/
Okairai832/
Ochkiri831/
Ouskiri831/
Okoirie831/
Akiri803,707/
Okuri803,128/
Okeri801,575/
Ukiri80972/
Okira80539/
Okire80302/
Ekiri80296/
Okiry804/
Ociri803/
Oqiri801/
Okyri801/
Okhiraia773/
Hoskiris771/
Okirahie771/
Okoihrie771/
Akkiri731,213/
Okerio731,075/
Hakiri73771/
Akhiri73562/
Okerie73542/
Okheri73263/
Ochiri73197/
Okoire73176/
Aakiri73163/
Aukiri73146/
Oukira73137/
Hekiri7397/
Akirai7392/
Okhira7373/
Okerri7366/
Ekkiri7343/
Okhire7337/
Okkeri7330/
Okiere7328/
Okirhe7328/
Hokira7320/
Gakiri7318/
Oikuri7318/
Gokeri7315/
Okaira7312/
Okeari7310/
Okurie739/
Atkiri737/
Adkiri737/
Ekoiri736/
Okiera736/
Ukkiri735/
Okiore735/
Akairi735/
Hokeri734/
Okaire734/
Hokuri734/
Ekirii734/
Ekirui734/
Okiery734/
Okkuri733/
Akirio733/
Okoira732/
Okeire732/
Ekirie732/
Akeiri732/
Akiori732/
Ekirai732/
Okired732/
Akieri732/
Ocairi731/
Oukire731/
Okairy731/
Akoiri731/
Hukiri731/
Ekieri731/
Ukiori731/
Akirie731/
Akirri731/
Okurri731/
Okuuri731/
Okuira731/
Uokeri731/
Akirii731/
Akiroi731/
Akirui731/
Okireh731/
Okueri731/
Okayri731/
Oukhira67368/
Hookeri67189/
Ahakiri6760/
Askeiri6737/
Akhairi6729/
Hohkuri6729/
Haskiri6728/
Akkiriş6725/
Akchiri6713/
Hokkeri6710/
Hukkiri679/
Ozkeris679/
Haakiri677/
Oskheri676/
Goikire676/
Ockiere675/
Atkhiri674/
Akirish672/
Oukerid672/
Hakhiri672/
Gakairi671/
Gokhire671/
Aakhiri671/
Akhirai671/
Hakeiri671/
Hokkuri671/
Hakirai671/
Goïkire671/
Goykire671/
Adkirai671/
Aakairi671/
Gakhiri671/
Ocheiri671/
Okhuire671/
Askirit671/
Ockiery671/

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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
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  • 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 Okiri
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