Okorie Surname
Approximately 190,163 people bear this surname
Okorie Surname User-submission:
Okoye is a surname originating in Nigeria. It is Anambra dialect derived from central Igbo name Okorie (meaning 'someone born on orie market day', or Oye market day as known in Anambra state).
Okorie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 187,297 | 1:946 | 115 |
| Ghana | 1,178 | 1:22,938 | 2,795 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| United States | 530 | 1:683,885 | 54,344 |
| England | 223 | 1:249,857 | 20,242 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Anguilla | 4 | 1:3,359 | 324 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Okoriè (1) are calculated separately.
Okorie (15,691) may also be a first name.
Okorie Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Okoye is a surname originating in Nigeria. It is Anambra dialect derived from central Igbo name Okorie (meaning 'someone born on orie market day', or Oye market day as known in Anambra state).
- hannah400Okorie Demographics
Average Okorie Salary in
United States
$42,638 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okorie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okorie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okorie (Russian: Окорие) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Okoriè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okorie? popularity and diffusion
Okorie is the 2,953rd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 38,323 people. The surname Okorie occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okorie are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okorie is also the 45,002nd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 15,691 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 187,297 people, or 1 in 946. In Nigeria Okorie is most common in: Imo, where 26 percent live, Abia, where 17 percent live and Ebonyi, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Okorie occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent live and Togo, where 0 percent live.
Okorie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Okorie last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Okorie surname are 45.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 98.57% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Okorie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.87% less than the national average, earning €4,243 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.02% less than the national average, earning R 180,564 per year; in United States they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning $42,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.91% more than the national average, earning $56,098 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Okorie Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okorie in the Russian language | ||
| Окорие | okorie | - |
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