Okoye Surname
Approximately 275,948 people bear this surname
Okoye Surname User-submission:
Okoye is a surname originating in Nigeria. It is Anambra dialect derived from central Igbo name Okorie (meaning 'someone born on orie market day', or Oye market day as known in Anambra state).
Okoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 271,553 | 1:652 | 76 |
| United States | 1,290 | 1:280,976 | 26,195 |
| Ghana | 1,108 | 1:24,387 | 2,946 |
| England | 837 | 1:66,569 | 7,725 |
| South Africa | 284 | 1:190,767 | 20,712 |
| Spain | 129 | 1:362,419 | 20,499 |
| Congo | 129 | 1:38,675 | 3,672 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Poland | 56 | 1:678,728 | 58,421 |
| Ireland | 51 | 1:92,332 | 5,140 |
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Iceland | 28 | 1:13,575 | 1,212 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Okoyé (1) are calculated separately.
Okoye (9,933) may also be a first name.
Okoye Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Okoye is a surname originating in Nigeria. It is Anambra dialect derived from central Igbo name Okorie (meaning 'someone born on orie market day', or Oye market day as known in Anambra state).
- hannah400The Okoye surname means 'someone born on orie'. Orie being one of the four market days in Igbo land.
- chineduOkoye Demographics
Average Okoye Salary in
United States
$48,499 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okoye (Russian: Окойе) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Okoyé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okoye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,982nd most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 26,409 people. Okoye is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okoye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okoye is also the 61,519th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 9,933 people.
The last name Okoye is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 271,553 people, or 1 in 652. In Nigeria Okoye is most common in: Anambra, where 57 percent are found, Enugu, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 82 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.
Okoye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Okoye last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Okoye last name are 41.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.49% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Okoye earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.8% more than the national average, earning R 417,756 per year; in United States they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $48,499 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.13% less than the national average, earning $37,196 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Okoye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okoye in the Russian language | ||
| Окойе | okoje | - |
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Footnotes
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