Okoro Surname

1,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okoro Surname User-submission:

The Okoro surname originated from a small village called Nkpa in Bende Local Government Area Council, Abia North Senatorial District, Abia State, Nigeria.

Okoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria405,1431:43750
Ghana2,3551:11,4741,518
United States1,5551:233,09322,416
Togo8401:8,6282,051
England7871:70,7988,124
Kenya2291:201,65914,674
Uganda1701:229,64317,617
Spain1461:320,21918,882
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
Congo1031:48,4384,465
Canada851:433,47837,831
Germany811:993,89568,573
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Benin551:187,92018,137
Ireland441:107,0215,562
Scotland421:127,4727,985
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Iceland261:14,6191,259
Liberia251:176,34112,123
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Wales211:147,35910,403
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Senegal191:767,3342,735
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Norway111:467,48139,375
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Gambia91:213,717372
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Austria91:946,15970,786
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
France71:9,488,960336,266
China61:227,886,92811,701
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Guam11:160,1214,893
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominica11:75,891912
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Okoro (26,210) may also be a first name.

Okoro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Okoro surname originated from a small village called Nkpa in Bende Local Government Area Council, Abia North Senatorial District, Abia State, Nigeria.

- alfredforebears

Okoh as an Ika name in Delta State, Nigeria. It means 'young, fine man'. It is the short or acronym for Okoro in Igboland in Nigeria.

- edgarlise2003

Okoro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okoro (Russian: Окоро) is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Okoro.

How Common Is The Last Name Okoro? popularity and diffusion

Okoro is the 1,308th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 17,676 people. Okoro is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okoro reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okoro is also the 30,870th most widely held first name in the world, held by 26,210 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 405,143 people, or 1 in 437. In Nigeria Okoro is mostly concentrated in: Imo, where 29 percent live, Anambra, where 11 percent live and Delta, where 10 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 92 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Okoro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Okoro surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Okoro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.66% more than the national average, earning 542,167 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.42% less than the national average, earning R 91,692 per year; in United States they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $46,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.34% less than the national average, earning $38,582 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoroh91810/
Okoroi91222/
Okorho91161/
Hokoro9177/
Okhoro9167/
Okorro9146/
Okooro9122/
Okoero9122/
Okoroo9118/
Okuoro9115/
Okouro9112/
Okohro9112/
Ookoro919/
Okoros917/
Okorou916/
Ockoro915/
O'Koro914/
Gokoro914/
Okkoro914/
Ogkoro913/
Okgoro913/
Okoroa912/
Uokoro912/
Oukoro912/
Oekoro912/
Oikoro912/
Okoroy912/
Okcoro911/
Okoiro911/
Okoruo911/
Ohkoro911/
Otkoro911/
Okourou83139/
Okohroh8329/
Okoroch837/
Oskoroš832/
Okorott831/
Okoroij831/
Okorodd831/
Okouroh831/
Oukoiro831/
Ochkoro831/
Gokouro831/
Okorous831/
Okotroh831/
Okkorop831/
Okoeroh831/
Ocoro806,202/
Okero803,553/
Okora802,731/
Ekoro802,544/
Ukoro802,164/
Okuro801,877/
Akoro801,665/
Okaro801,501/
Okoroaja7714/
Okhorood7711/
Oukourou771/
Gokourgo771/
Okorooyi771/
Hokuro731,707/
Okaroh73227/
Gokora73201/
Ekoroi73193/
Ocorro73102/
Okuroh7340/
Akoroh7338/
Oscoro7324/
Ocoroi7318/
Akoiro7317/
Okharo7315/
Okorah7313/
Okoura739/
Ocorod738/
Ocorzo737/
Akorou736/
Okarot736/
Akoroi735/
Okoras734/
Ukoroh734/
Oucoro734/
Okoraa734/
Akorro734/
Okorat733/
Okohra733/
Ekouro733/
Okoira732/
Okeero732/
Akhoro732/
Okurop731/
Akgoro731/
Okoreu731/
Okaero731/
Akorho731/
Ukouro731/
Okarro731/
Hokaro731/
Hocoro731/
Oukaro731/
Okoora731/
Okuroi731/
Ockaro731/
Hakoro731/
Akuoro731/
Akoero731/
O'Karo731/
Okaroy731/
Hekoro731/
Okhero731/
Okkero731/
Hokora731/
Ekuoro731/
Akorzo731/
Oukourgou711/
Goukourgo711/
Akourou67353/
Oukarou67136/
Haskoro67134/
Akhoroz67119/
Akouros6786/
Gokcora6724/
Oukerro675/
Ahakoro674/
Akorhoo674/
Achkoro673/
Hakouro672/
Hokoura672/
Okorach672/
Ukoroha671/
Ukouroh671/
Okaroha671/
Hocorro671/
Okuroit671/
Àkourou671/
Akoroit671/
Akourro671/
Ekhuoro671/
Oukerou671/
Okoereu671/

Okoro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okoro in the Russian language
Окороokoro-

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