Okojo Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okojo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okojo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2851:621,55429,491
Kenya1801:256,55517,284
Uganda1551:251,86618,680
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okojo (19) may also be a first name.

Okojo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okojo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okojo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 522,545th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,716,312 people. The surname Okojo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okojo reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okojo is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 19 people.

The surname Okojo is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 285 people, or 1 in 621,554. In Nigeria Okojo is most prevalent in: Delta, where 45 percent live, Cross River, where 11 percent live and Abia, where 11 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent live and Uganda, where 25 percent live.

Okojo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okojoh9110/
Okojjo913/
Okodjo912/
Ookojo911/
Okojuo911/
Okojoo911/
Okojot911/
Okoojo911/
Okoj894/
Okoudjo831/
Okoyo806,164/
Okoji803,296/
Okoso801,091/
Okujo80666/
Okoje80320/
Akojo80196/
Okoja80177/
Okejo8017/
Okozo8012/
Okijo803/
Okoio803/
Okoco802/
Okajo802/
Ukojo801/
Okooa801/
Okojy801/
Okoudjou7799/
Oukoidjo771/
Okouïdjo771/
Okojie7311,578/
Hokujo732,933/
Hokoyo73260/
Okooza73233/
Okoyoh7366/
Akodjo7360/
Okoaja7336/
Okouyo7335/
Okadjo7322/
Okioja7320/
Gokoyo7316/
Okosod7311/
Okojih7311/
Okoyyo737/
Okoije736/
Okoeja735/
Okuoyo735/
Akojoh734/
Okouji734/
Akojuo733/
Okohji733/
Okooye733/
Okooji732/
Okoeji732/
Okoizo732/
Akojjo732/
Okoeyo731/
Adkojo731/
Ookoso731/
Okouco731/
Okojas731/
Okuoso731/
Okoija731/
Okouzo731/
Hokoco731/
Okodja731/
Okojje731/
Okosoh731/
Okoyot731/
Akojoi731/
Akoojo731/
Okoyio731/
Okioyo731/
Okozoh731/
Okojhe731/
Akojos731/
Ohkoso731/
Oukoudjou711/
Okoi6715,547/
Okou6714,978/
Okoe673,981/
Okoa671,149/
Okaj67821/
Okojaja67265/
Okoy67228/
Akoj6735/
Okoozah679/
Okej675/
Okoyowa672/
Oskooyi672/
Okhuoyo672/
Oskooii671/
Okuj671/
Okojieh671/
Okohaja671/
Oukouja671/
Oukouyo671/
Okhooyi671/
Okój671/
Gokouyo671/
Oskooye671/
Okoyaja671/
Oukodja671/
Hockoyo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Okojo
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