Okoemu Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okoemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okoemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3001:590,47628,418
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okoemu Last Name Facts

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

Okoemu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okoemu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 881,213th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname Okoemu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okoemu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Okoemu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 590,476. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 54 percent are found, Delta, where 27 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Okoemu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okojemu921/
Okemu91124/
Okomu91104/
Okaemu8319/
Okiemu8318/
Okemou8312/
Okomeu835/
Okemau833/
Okeamu832/
Akoemu831/
Okoumu831/
Okeemu831/
Okoumou771,572/
Okiemou7714/
Okyemou775/
Okujemu773/
Okayemu771/
Oukomou771/
Okumu73103,840/
Akemu731,178/
Ekemu73807/
Ekomu73462/
Akomu73143/
Okamu7354/
Ockoumou718/
Oukemmou714/
Akouemou711/
Akomou67349/
Akeemu6788/
Akemuh6759/
Akkemu6737/
Okhumu6715/
Okuumu679/
Akemhu674/
Ekemou674/
Okumuu672/
Ekomou672/
Okummu672/
Oukoumous671/
Akiemu671/
Houkoumou671/
Okkumu671/
Okumuj671/
Okumuå671/
Okumuś671/
Okumuș671/
Akemui671/
Okaamu671/
Hakemu671/

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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 Okoemu
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