Okolo Surname

6,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria85,2641:2,078272
United States6431:563,70046,375
DR Congo3491:211,68920,903
England3171:175,76715,993
South Africa1521:356,43232,570
Benin1261:82,0299,693
Cameroon891:233,36023,225
Congo751:66,5215,787
Uganda441:887,25640,445
Canada421:877,27667,671
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Kenya251:1,847,19636,049
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Norway71:734,61250,907
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Okolo (5,023) may also be a first name.

Okolo Last Name Facts

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

Okolo (Russian: Около) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Okolo.

How Common Is The Last Name Okolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,463rd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 83,408 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okolo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okolo is also the 95,951st most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 5,023 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 85,264 people, or 1 in 2,078. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Anambra, where 32 percent live, Enugu, where 22 percent live and Delta, where 10 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 64 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Okolo Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Okolo last name are 44.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Okolo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 32.45% less than the national average, earning 233,765 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.47% less than the national average, earning R 177,120 per year and in United States they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $43,912 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okolot91619/
Okholo91222/
Hokolo91180/
Okoloh91164/
Okollo91125/
Okolou9182/
Okolio9147/
Oekolo9140/
Gokolo9129/
Okoluo9127/
Okoulo9112/
Okoolo919/
Okolod917/
Okuolo916/
Okoloa914/
Okoloi914/
Okoloj912/
Okolho912/
Okolgo912/
Oikolo911/
Ookolo911/
Ockolo911/
Okoelo911/
Okuoluo8341/
Okoulou8313/
Okoloha8311/
Okoeluo834/
Okolloh833/
Okholoa833/
Okuolou831/
Okoloch831/
Okoello831/
Okolosh831/
Okoolou831/
Ockollo831/
Okhoilo831/
Okelo8013,223/
Akolo804,953/
Okola803,979/
Okalo801,898/
Ekolo801,356/
Okulo801,034/
Ukolo80226/
Ocolo8041/
Około8011/
Oukoulou7727/
Okoloaja7717/
Okolioha771/
Houkolou771/
Hokoulou771/
Okullo738,313/
Akolgo734,654/
Akollo73649/
Okolla73623/
Ekollo73564/
Okallo73410/
Okuola73266/
Okoula73257/
Okołot73240/
Okaalo73220/
Okolia73156/
Oskola73118/
Okkola73114/
Okaulo7399/
Okhalo7388/
Ukolio7365/
Akoolo7358/
Hokola7354/
Akoloh7345/
Otkalo7338/
Akkolo7335/
Akoloi7332/
Hakolo7329/
Akolot7329/
Okolaa7322/
Okoola7322/
Hokalo7315/
Oikola7314/
Okeelo7313/
Ackolo738/
Okolah737/
Ekoloh737/
Aekolo736/
Hekolo735/
Gokulo734/
Okeloi734/
Akolou733/
Gokalo732/
Ocolot732/
Gocolo732/
Okeloh732/
Ocoloo731/
Oukelo731/
Okuloo731/
Okulou731/
Oškola731/
Oukalo731/
Oscolo731/
Okolya731/
Okeloo731/
Okalos731/
Okhelo731/
Okuulo731/
Gokola731/
Ekolyo731/
Akoulo731/
Akolio731/
Aukolo731/
Ekholo731/
Okuloa731/
Okhulo731/
Hokelo731/
Akoloo731/
Ockola731/
Ouckoulou716/
Goukoulou712/
Akoulou67771/
Oshkalo67392/
Oukoula67190/
Akoluot67107/
Ochkalo6796/
Okollah6724/
Okholas6719/
Okkolla6711/
Hoskola6711/
Oukaloo6710/
Okoulha679/
Hotkalo679/
Uokkola678/
Akollos677/
Gocollo676/
Gokoola673/
Hoikalo673/
Akoloit672/
Hakolou672/
Okhello672/
Hodkalo672/
Okholla671/
Gokullo671/
Oikkola671/
Oukhgoulou671/
Ouhkhoulou671/
Okolash671/
Okaullo671/
Goukalo671/
Goukola671/
Gakolyo671/
Ekoolou671/
Akouloa671/
Akoilou671/
Akollot671/
Akoloha671/
Okulloh671/
Okhallo671/
Aukolot671/
Goqholo671/
Ockoula671/
Goccolo670/

Okolo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okolo in the Russian language
Околоokolo-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okolo
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