Okoloigwe Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Okoloigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 64 | 1:2,767,856 | 88,308 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Okoloigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okoloigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okoloigwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Okoloigwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okoloigwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,372,517th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okoloigwe reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 47 percent live, Enugu, where 30 percent live and Abia, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okoligwe | 94 | 396 | / |
| Okoligweh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okoligbe | 82 | 31 | / |
| Okologbe | 82 | 17 | / |
| Okeligwe | 82 | 8 | / |
| Okolegwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Okologwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Okoloekwe | 78 | 81 | / |
| Okoliekwe | 78 | 2 | / |
| Okeleiggwe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Okolegbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akolokwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okologbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okholegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhuleigbe | 63 | 22 | / |
| Akaligbe | 59 | 21 | / |
| Okelekwe | 59 | 21 | / |
| Akolagbe | 59 | 2 | / |
| Okulagbe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Okolekwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Okulegbe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ukolagwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Okhalegbe | 56 | 1 | / |
| Okheulegbe | 53 | 5 | / |
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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 Okoloigwe
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