Okonkwo Surname

2,099th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okonkwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okonkwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria256,7251:69081
United States1,2111:299,30527,626
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
England7441:74,8908,505
South Africa1961:276,41727,312
Canada941:391,97434,739
Ireland661:71,3484,439
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Iceland191:20,0051,629
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Liberia151:293,90216,977
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Wales111:281,32115,850
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Gambia91:213,717372
Belize91:39,4972,328
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France31:22,140,907385,998
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Okonkwo (10,354) may also be a first name.

Okonkwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okonkwo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okonkwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okonkwo is the 2,099th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okonkwo live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 59,850th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 10,354 people.

The surname Okonkwo is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 256,725 people, or 1 in 690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Anambra, where 43 percent reside, Imo, where 12 percent reside and Enugu, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Ghana, where 0 percent reside.

Okonkwo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Okonkwo last name are 38.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Okonkwo earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.93% less than the national average, earning R 192,660 per year; in United States they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $46,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.01% less than the national average, earning $46,695 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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