Okoruwa Surname

162,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okoruwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okoruwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5941:68,2894,954
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England261:2,143,00282,017
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Okoruwa (69) may also be a first name.

Okoruwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okoruwa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okoruwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 162,950th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,732,488 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Okoruwa reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 69 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,594 people, or 1 in 68,289. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 54 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Delta, where 7 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Okoruwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Okoruwa last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Okoruwa last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Okoruwa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okorouwa9345/
Okoruwah933/
Okoruwua933/
Okouruwa931/
Okoruwe8670/
Okuruwa863/
Okeruwa862/
Okharuwa8020/
Okoruwei8011/
Ekhoruwa809/
Okereuwa805/
Akooruwa801/
Okorouba801/
Okoruywei751/
Okorowo71168/
Akaruwa7186/
Okoriwo7137/
Ukoruwi7121/
Ekaruwa719/
Okariwa714/
Ukaruwa711/
Okaruwo711/
Okuruwe711/
Akuruwa711/
Okorowei677/
Akarauwa674/
Ekereuwa674/
Okoroweh674/
Okorowoh672/
Okharuwo671/
Okuruwie671/
Okurubai671/
Okoroube671/

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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 Okoruwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis