Okoroma Surname

253,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okoroma Surname User-submission:

The surname Okoroma comes from the Igbo words okoro, meaning 'great', and oma, meaning 'warrior'.

Okoroma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5251:116,1597,693
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

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'.

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Okoroma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okoroma is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okoroma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okoroma is the 253,301st most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,668,511 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okoroma are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used first name globally, held by 58 people.

The surname Okoroma is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,525 people, or 1 in 116,159. In Nigeria Okoroma is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 53 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 9 percent are found and Abia, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Okoroma occurs 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.

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