Okoor Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Okoor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okoor is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okoor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Okoor reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 53 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 24 percent reside and Lagos, where 18 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokoor911/
Okor895,011/
Hockoor831/
Outkoor831/
Okore8010,305/
Okour80578/
Gokor80283/
Akoor80126/
Hokor8050/
Okorh8022/
Ukoor8021/
Ookor8016/
Okoer8013/
Okoir805/
Otkor804/
Okuor802/
Okorr801/
Ojkor801/
Oukor801/
Okohr801/
Okhor801/
Oikor801/
Okorz801/
Okorp801/
Ockor801/
Oukour73245/
Okoire73176/
Okhore7384/
Akoore7331/
Hokore7321/
Akkoor7313/
Okoure7311/
Hakoor734/
Oikhor734/
Okuore733/
Oukhor731/
Gakoor731/
Oukotr731/
Okoerh731/
Okorth731/
Uckoor731/
Ochkor731/
Oukore731/
Oikore731/
Okorhe731/
Aakoor731/
Gookor731/
Aukoor731/
Ockort731/
Hoskor730/
Akor6743,446/
Okur6733,917/
Ukor676,845/
Okar672,430/
Ekor672,361/
Ouskour67204/
Ocor67180/
Okorowa6771/
Hatkoor678/
Ochkour672/
Ahakoor672/
Okorova672/
Oukoujr671/
Ockoure671/
Oshkhor671/
Oukoure671/
Oukhour671/

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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 Okoor
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