Okoh Surname

5,205th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okoh Surname User-submission:

Okoh as an Ika name in Delta State, Nigeria. It means 'young, fine man'. It is the short or acronym for Okoro in Igboland in Nigeria.

Okoh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria103,8981:1,705224
Ghana3,7411:7,223973
United States4631:782,84960,614
England3971:140,34813,648
Canada811:454,88439,362
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Iceland161:23,7561,850
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Malta41:107,5681,849
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620

Okoh (6,459) may also be a first name.

Okoh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Okoh as an Ika name in Delta State, Nigeria. It means 'young, fine man'. It is the short or acronym for Okoro in Igboland in Nigeria.

- edgarlise2003

Okoh Last Name Facts

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

Okoh is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Okoh.

How Common Is The Last Name Okoh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,205th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 66,960 people. The surname Okoh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okoh reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 81,742nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 6,459 people.

Okoh is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 103,898 people, or 1 in 1,705. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 22 percent live, Enugu, where 14 percent live and Benue, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Okoh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Okoh last name are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Okoh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 353.2% more than the national average, earning R 1,076,980 per year; in United States they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $42,511 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.69% less than the national average, earning $48,845 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oko86101,684/
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Okoi7515,547/
Okou7514,978/
Akoh7512,456/
Okah7511,912/
Ekoh758,685/
Goko753,326/
Hoko753,137/
Okoo751,481/
Okuo751,307/
Okoa751,149/
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Hotko671,132/
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Okhot679/
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Gokoo677/
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Ackoh676/
Okhod676/
Hoyko675/
Okkah675/
Okouz675/
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Hoeko674/
Okoiy674/
Okoid674/
Oukko674/
Ohkoy674/
Oikou674/
Ocosh674/
Ocoth673/
Ookoo673/
Okcah673/
Oskou673/
Ekooh672/
Hozko672/
Aakoh672/
Gokho672/
Hokod672/
Hokot672/
Okous672/
Hakoh672/
Ojkha671/
Ockoa671/
Otkot671/
Oykos671/
Oysko671/
Ahkoh671/
Hekoh671/
Outko671/
Akhoh671/
Hokoç671/
Huoko671/
Hokoa671/
Hokoy671/
Oucoh671/
Oukah671/
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Ougko671/
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Okeuh671/
Ogkho671/
Okots671/
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Uokha671/
Gooko671/
Gokgo671/
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Okkou671/
Oocko671/
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Okahs671/
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Eckoh671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okoh
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