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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okongor? popularity and diffusion

Okongor is the 417,776th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,759,070 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okongor reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 665,130th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 187 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 723 people, or 1 in 245,011. In Nigeria Okongor is most frequent in: Cross River, where 88 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live and Ebonyi, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis