Okongor Surname

417,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okongor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okongor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7231:245,01114,190
Uganda1031:379,02224,191
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Okongor (187) may also be a first name.

Okongor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okongor is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okongor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 417,776th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,759,070 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okongor are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okongor is also the 665,130th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 187 people.

The last name Okongor is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 723 people, or 1 in 245,011. In Nigeria Okongor is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 88 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 2 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otkongor931/
Okonor92135/
Okogor9243/
Okonnor8628/
O'Konor8626/
Okoghor8624/
Akongor861/
Okungor861/
Okougor861/
O'Konnor805/
Okoughor801/
Ekkongor801/
Akonor772,604/
Oconor771,083/
Akogor77152/
Okonar7742/
Ocogor7718/
Okanor775/
Okagor773/
Okogar772/
Oconnor7184,385/
Akonnor713,790/
Ackonor71696/
O'Conor71560/
Occonor7173/
Okungur7127/
Okuonghare7113/
Ukongur7110/
Ocoonor7110/
Gokanor715/
Akongur711/
O'Konar711/
Ocounor711/
Ocomnor711/
Okonnar711/
O'Connor67144,751/
Occonnor6740/
Ooconnor6716/
Akgungor6713/
Ozkangur676/
Oconnore673/
O'Cconor672/
Uoconnor672/
Oiconnor672/
O'Coonor672/
Oconnoor671/
O'Conoor671/
O'Konnar671/
OߣConnor670/

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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 Okongor
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