Okorie Surname

2,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria187,2971:946115
Ghana1,1781:22,9382,795
Togo6301:11,5042,968
United States5301:683,88554,344
England2231:249,85720,242
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Benin131:795,04642,452
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Wales51:618,90625,852
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Anguilla41:3,359324
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
China21:683,660,78330,601
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

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).

- hannah400

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 most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms: Okoriè. For other possible spellings of Okorie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okorie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,953rd most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 38,323 people. The surname Okorie occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okorie reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okorie is also the 45,002nd most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 15,691 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 187,297 people, or 1 in 946. In Nigeria Okorie is mostly concentrated in: Imo, where 26 percent are found, Abia, where 17 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent are found and Togo, where 0 percent are found.

Okorie Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Okorie last name are 45.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.57% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoriè941/
Okoriye92165/
Okoriei9238/
Okorieh9230/
Okoerie9212/
Okoroie9210/
Okoorie929/
Ookorie928/
Okorier927/
Okoriea926/
Oekorie925/
Okoreie922/
Okorhie922/
Uokorie922/
Okorrie922/
Okorjie921/
Oikorie921/
Okoriie921/
Okoriey921/
Okorije921/
Okoruie921/
Okoriet921/
Okkorie921/
Okohrie921/
Okoirie921/
Okori9115,590/
Okore9110,305/
Okorojie8611/
Okorieha863/
Okorieia863/
Okoroiye862/
Okoriejo862/
Okorogie862/
Okorieye861/
Okoroihe861/
Okoroeie861/
Okohrieh861/
Okoihrie861/
Okorji83542/
Okerie83542/
Okoree83493/
Okorhi83458/
Okouri83443/
Ekorie83262/
Okoroi83222/
Okorio83215/
Okoire83176/
Okoeri83161/
Okarie83126/
Akorie8393/
Okhore8384/
Okorei8354/
Ukorie8352/
Okuori8343/
Okoori8340/
Okoere8324/
Hokore8321/
Okohri8314/
Gokore8311/
Okoure8311/
Okoroe8310/
Okurie839/
Okorea839/
Okoreh838/
Okorue838/
Okoret837/
Okorye836/
Okorey835/
Okorje835/
Okorii834/
Okoryi834/
Okorer833/
Okuore833/
Okoreu831/
Okorih831/
Okorae831/
Okorhe831/
Oukore831/
Okoiri831/
Okhori831/
Okorai831/
Gokori831/
Oikore831/
Okorieaja801/
Okoroji7710,100/
Ekoriei77113/
Okoroye7760/
Okoraji7743/
Oskorip7738/
Oskorep7731/
Okoreeh7722/
Okoriji7720/
Okuriei7719/
Okoraye7713/
Akoorie7712/
Okoroyi7710/
Okoriya776/
Ukorije775/
Okoroje773/
Okorait772/
Otkoori771/
Oskoret771/
Okoreet771/
Okorija771/
Okoirye771/
Ukorjie771/
Ekoerie771/
Okoorji771/
Okoroij771/
Okoroej771/
Okorejo771/
Okoruye771/
Okoreye771/
Oukoure771/
Ockoure771/
Oikorhi771/
Okoreia771/
Okoirue771/
Okoereu771/
Okoroijeha751/
Okere7386,631/
Okure737,138/
Okari736,323/
Akori733,521/
Okuri733,128/
Okora732,731/
Okeri731,575/
Akore731,416/
Okare73711/
Ekore73538/
Ekori73416/
Ukori73402/
Okory7332/
Ukore7329/
Okorj733/
Ocori732/
Akorogie7126/
Oukourri7117/
Oshkhori7110/
Ukoroije718/
Okorooji714/
Okoroweh714/
Hoskotre712/
Akorojie712/
Okorijja711/
Okoroiji711/
Okorojii711/
Akoreiye711/
Okoroeyi711/
Okorohia711/
Houkouri711/
Okhoraji711/
Gokkorai711/
Okeerhie711/
Okoroija711/
Okorojee711/
Okorooyi711/
Okoroyes711/
Oukhouri711/
Goukoure711/
Hokari676,393/
Akouri671,593/
Akorio671,075/
Gokari67815/
Oikari67575/
Akoure67407/
Okurer67359/
Ekorhi67307/
Okheri67263/
Oscori67206/
Ekoroi67193/
Akhori67180/
Akorhe67159/
Okereh67151/
Akoreh67141/
Atkore67120/
Okerhe67113/
Akorge6792/
Okariz6771/
Okerri6766/
Gokare6755/
Okhare6751/
Okareh6750/
Ekorre6743/
Okatri6741/
Hakore6737/
Akhore6733/
Akoore6731/
Gakore6731/
Akorea6731/
Ukarie6730/
Okkeri6730/
Okureh6728/
Oukari6727/
Hekore6725/
Hakori6723/
Okeere6721/
Oskory6721/
Akoroe6720/
Gokuri6718/
Hokare6718/
Ekorye6718/
Oikuri6718/
Ocoroi6718/
Akarie6717/
Akorai6715/
Okutre6715/
Ekorei6713/
Okoury6713/
Ukorji6711/
Oykari6710/
Gakori6710/
Akorei6710/
Okaere679/
Okerei679/
Okoura679/
Ekhore679/
Ekerie677/
Okerre677/
O'Kere677/
Ukkori676/
Akoori676/
Okeree676/
Okorou676/
Okario676/
Ekoiri676/
Akorri675/
Akoroi675/
Okariy674/
Hokeri674/
Okuiri674/
Okereu674/
Okhure674/
Ukoure674/
Oukourris674/
Okoraa674/
Okurei674/
Hokuri674/
Okaree674/
Okkuri673/
Ukhore673/
Okhere673/
Oukuri673/
Oykere673/
Okerea673/
Akerie673/
Okohra673/
Okhari673/
Oikere673/
Ookere673/
Hokere673/
Okurai673/
Okoroa672/
Okoira672/
Okarui672/
Okarid672/
Uokure672/
Akoire672/
Aukori672/
Okuret672/
Okoryo672/
Okatre672/
Okerej672/
Okoroy672/
Akurie672/
Oikare672/
O'Kare671/
Odkuri671/
Okaeri671/
Ekcore671/
Aakore671/
Akoiri671/
Ashkourie671/
Oukere671/
Oquori671/
Okerye671/
Akorer671/
Oskure671/
Ockari671/
Okeryi671/
Okorowehe671/
Okarae671/
Okaari671/
Okauri671/
Okerai671/
Okoora671/
Okoray671/
Okurea671/
Okurio671/
Okuroi671/
Okurre671/
Okurri671/
Okuure671/
Okuuri671/
Ocoere671/
Ocores671/
Uokeri671/
Ekohri671/
Ekoree671/
Akkori671/
Akuori671/
Akorit671/
Okarea671/
Okarri671/
Okeure671/
Ojkere671/
Okorhy671/
Hokora671/
Ekhori671/
Akoere671/
Akorii671/
Akhoregie671/
Okerhi671/
Ockory670/

Okorie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okorie in the Russian language
Окориеokorie-

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