Okonjo Surname

272,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okonjo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okonjo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9361:189,25511,482
Kenya4611:100,1738,771
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Okonjo (62) may also be a first name.

Okonjo Last Name Facts

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

Okonjo is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okonjo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 272,809th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,110,481 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okonjo live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okonjo is also the 1,246,114th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 62 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 936 people, or 1 in 189,255. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 64 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Edo, where 4 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 32 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Okonjo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Okonjo surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Okonjo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ekonjo8371/
Okanjo8339/
Okonja8314/
Okunjo8313/
Akonjo839/
Okonio836/
Okonho834/
Okonso831/
Okogno831/
Okonjosch801/
Okandjo77959/
Akondjo7765/
Okondja7749/
Akonjos7719/
Okhonyo772/
Akonjoh772/
Okonjia772/
Okhenjo771/
Akonjjo771/
Okonsoh771/
Okoncho771/
Okoundja714/
Ackondjo713/
Akoundjo712/
Akon'djo711/
Okougnou711/
Akohndjo711/
Akounjou711/
Gokonsou711/
Okuonjia711/
Okonya671,254/
Akonyo67123/
Okonza6798/
Okonia6764/
Ekonyo6752/
Akanjo6740/
Okanja6729/
Akonzo6728/
Akenjo6726/
Ekanjo6725/
Akonso6720/
Okunja6716/
Akonja678/
Akonho676/
Ukonyo674/
Ekenjo674/
Okonsa673/
Akunjo672/
Akonio672/
Ocanjo671/
Akomjo671/
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Okonha671/

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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
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  • 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 Okonjo
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