Okobi Surname

35,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,9411:12,7071,292
Benin5221:19,8002,651
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
England431:1,295,76958,667
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belize11:355,4743,977

Okobi (141) may also be a first name.

Okobi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okobi is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okobi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,841st most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 495,111 people. Okobi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okobi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 778,371st most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 141 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 13,941 people, or 1 in 12,707. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 81 percent reside, Delta, where 8 percent reside and Anambra, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Okobi occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Okobi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Okobi surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Okobi surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

Okobi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.6% more than the national average, earning $54,195 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoboi913,255/
Okoubi91520/
Okoobi91133/
Okobio9138/
Okuobi9134/
Okobai9118/
Okobie918/
Okobis912/
Oskoubi83239/
Oukoubi835/
Okoboid831/
Okoebai831/
Akobi808,814/
Okobe801,835/
Okoba801,040/
Okubi80553/
Okabi80295/
Ekobi8072/
Okebi8067/
Okoby8038/
Ukobi803/
Okobé801/
Okubio73464/
Okhoba73207/
Okabie73133/
Okouby73104/
Ekoboi7391/
Akuobi7389/
Okebei7388/
Okouba7385/
Akoubi7382/
Okoboa7370/
Okebie7363/
Akoibi7353/
Okoibe7341/
Okoebe7316/
Okaboi7314/
Okooba7312/
Okubai7310/
Okuobe738/
Ukobio738/
Akoobi737/
Okubie737/
Okubii736/
Akoboi735/
Okuoba735/
Akobyi734/
Okoboy733/
Ekobie733/
Okebyi733/
Oikoba733/
Okaebi733/
Askobi733/
Okhabi732/
Okobea732/
Okabui732/
Hakobi732/
Okobge732/
Ukuobi732/
Oikabi731/
Okabai731/
Oikobe731/
Akobei731/
Okoube731/
Okebii731/
Okeubi731/
Akobie731/
Okaabi731/
Okabei731/
Okebui731/
Okkovi731/
Gokabi731/
Occobi730/
Okabhai6713/
Akoiboi679/
Okoibee673/
Akkoubi672/
Akobich671/
Okubait671/
Oukhebi671/
Occobie671/
Ukobitz671/
Akouboi671/
Akobait671/
Okoobhe671/
Okoboha671/
Okoebeh671/
Hokovai671/
Akobaia671/

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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 Okobi
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