Okoru Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Okoru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 132 | 1:1,341,991 | 52,761 |
| Uganda | 51 | 1:765,476 | 37,015 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Okoru (23) may also be a first name.
Okoru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okoru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okoru is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okoru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okoru is the 1,244,200th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Okoru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okoru live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most common first name world-wide, held by 23 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 1,341,991. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 27 percent reside, Benue, where 18 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okuoru | 91 | 131 | / |
| Okorou | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ockoru | 91 | 3 | / |
| Okorgu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Okoeru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okorut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okoiru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okouru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okoreu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okourou | 83 | 139 | / |
| Oskoruš | 83 | 102 | / |
| Oskorus | 83 | 28 | / |
| Okorous | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okoereu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okuru | 80 | 1,636 | / |
| Okaru | 80 | 594 | / |
| Okeru | 80 | 478 | / |
| Akoru | 80 | 458 | / |
| Ekoru | 80 | 190 | / |
| Ocoru | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ukoru | 80 | 5 | / |
| Oukourou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okharu | 73 | 94 | / |
| Okauru | 73 | 47 | / |
| Gokuru | 73 | 43 | / |
| Ekouru | 73 | 27 | / |
| Okoroo | 73 | 18 | / |
| Okoroe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hakoru | 73 | 9 | / |
| Oukuru | 73 | 9 | / |
| Okaruh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Okhuru | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okaeru | 73 | 7 | / |
| Akouru | 73 | 7 | / |
| Akorou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hukoru | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okereu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ukuoru | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okkuru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gakoru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aakoru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okurau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okeeru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okarui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okurgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okheru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekhoru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ocooru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuruz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oykuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hokuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aukoru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okarhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okurus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukourgou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akourou | 67 | 353 | / |
| Gokharu | 67 | 246 | / |
| Oukarou | 67 | 136 | / |
| Aekouru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okuraut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oukerou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Àkourou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuruut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okurutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okareut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houkuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okarahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoroej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goukaru | 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
- 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 Okoru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis