Okoruwe Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Okoruwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
Okoruwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okoruwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okoruwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Okoruwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okoruwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okoruwe is the 2,273,756th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Okoruwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Okoruwe reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Okoruwe is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 56 percent live, Lagos, where 24 percent live and Ondo, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okoruwei | 93 | 11 | / |
| Okoruywei | 88 | 1 | / |
| Okoruwa | 86 | 2,667 | / |
| Okeruwe | 86 | 16 | / |
| Okuruwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okorouw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okorouwa | 80 | 45 | / |
| Okorowei | 80 | 7 | / |
| Okoroweh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Okouruwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okuruwie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okoroube | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okoroewhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekaruwe | 71 | 100 | / |
| Ukoruwi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ekeruwe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Okariwe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Okuruwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okharuwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ukoruvie | 67 | 12 | / |
| Akooruwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okurowei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akorowei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akourouwi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akaruwa | 57 | 86 | / |
| Ukoruvi | 57 | 24 | / |
| Akariwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Akuruve | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ukaruwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Akuruwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Akarauwa | 53 | 4 | / |
| Okurubai | 53 | 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 Okoruwe
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