Okoromu Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okoromu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okoromu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3731:474,91423,911
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okoromu (19) may also be a first name.

Okoromu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okoromu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okoromu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okoromu is the 760,012th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okoromu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okoromu is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 19 people.

Okoromu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 373 people, or 1 in 474,914. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 59 percent reside, Delta, where 21 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Okoromu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okouromu939/
Okoromui931/
Okoremu8648/
Okorumu861/
Ukoromu861/
Okeroemu801/
Okeremu7147/
Okurumu716/
Okaremu713/
Okaramuz672/
Akaramu5751/
Ekeremu5717/
Akeremu571/
Aakaramu531/
Akaaraamu501/

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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 Okoromu
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