Okoroha Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okoroha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okoroha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3031:584,63028,187
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759

Okoroha Last Name Facts

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

Okoroha is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okoroha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okoroha is the 827,165th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. Okoroha is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Okoroha are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 584,630. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 28 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Abia, where 17 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Okoroha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okoroha last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Okoroha earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.12% more than the national average, earning $47,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoroa922/
Okoroho8622/
Okoroah867/
Okaroha861/
Okoroat861/
Okoroyia806/
Okorojia802/
Okoroija801/
Okeroa7742/
Akoroho714/
Ekaroha713/
Houkourao631/
Akaroa6237/
Ekaroa6225/
Akorao621/
Akaroho5719/
Ocoruia571/
Askaroa571/
Hakourao5340/
Akkharoa536/
Ekoreuyo534/
Hakoraou532/
Gakourao531/
Hakouraou50382/

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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
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  • 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 Okoroha
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