Okoroji Surname

50,775th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okoroji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okoroji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,9441:17,8141,685
United States781:4,646,909242,363
England331:1,688,42669,999
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Okoroji (90) may also be a first name.

Okoroji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okoroji occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Okoroji.

How Common Is The Last Name Okoroji? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,775th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 721,539 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okoroji are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 90 people.

Okoroji is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 9,944 people, or 1 in 17,814. In Nigeria Okoroji is mostly concentrated in: Imo, where 53 percent live, Abia, where 10 percent live and Anambra, where 7 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Okoroji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Okoroji last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Okoroji are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Okoroji earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 43.07% more than the national average, earning $61,733 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.42% less than the national average, earning $36,556 CAD per year.

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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 Okoroji
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