Okoroma Surname
Approximately 1,561 people bear this surname
Okoroma Surname User-submission:
The surname Okoroma comes from the Igbo words okoro, meaning 'great', and oma, meaning 'warrior'.
Okoroma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,525 | 1:116,159 | 7,693 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Okoroma (58) may also be a first name.
Okoroma Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Okoroma comes from the Igbo words okoro, meaning 'great', and oma, meaning 'warrior'.
- iveiOkoroma Demographics
Average Okoroma Salary in
United States
$50,646 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okoroma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okoroma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okoroma has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okoroma? popularity and diffusion
Okoroma is the 253,301st most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,668,511 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okoroma live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 58 people.
The last name Okoroma is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,525 people, or 1 in 116,159. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 53 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 9 percent are found and Abia, where 7 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Okoroma Last Name Statistics demography
Okoroma earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.37% more than the national average, earning $50,646 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okoromah | 93 | 324 | / |
| Okoromma | 93 | 21 | / |
| Okorohma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okorouma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okoromach | 88 | 1 | / |
| Okorommah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Okoromi | 86 | 331 | / |
| Okorome | 86 | 24 | / |
| Okoromo | 86 | 17 | / |
| Akoroma | 86 | 14 | / |
| Okoruma | 86 | 9 | / |
| Okorama | 86 | 5 | / |
| Okuroma | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ekoroma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okouromi | 80 | 277 | / |
| Okoroeme | 80 | 10 | / |
| Okoramah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okoroume | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okoromie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okoromui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okourome | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oscoroma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okoremah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okoromee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akourouma | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ocoromach | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okoroumhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akuroma | 71 | 117 | / |
| Ekeroma | 71 | 100 | / |
| Akoromo | 71 | 22 | / |
| Okuromo | 71 | 21 | / |
| Okorume | 71 | 19 | / |
| Okuruma | 71 | 17 | / |
| Okoramo | 71 | 12 | / |
| Okurama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okorumi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okorame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akoromi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okorumo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okuroemi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Okaramai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akourama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okaramma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okourume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoromet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocoromot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokoramo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuromei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuromaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoreume | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okoroma
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