Okorukwu Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Okorukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 92 | 1:1,925,465 | 68,462 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Okorukwu (28) may also be a first name.
Okorukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okorukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okorukwu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okorukwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okorukwu is the 1,931,261st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okorukwu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okorukwu is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname Okorukwu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 1,925,465. In Nigeria Okorukwu is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 68 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live.
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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 Okorukwu
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