Okpalaeke Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okpalaeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpalaeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3071:577,01227,888
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okpalaeke Last Name Facts

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

Okpalaeke is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpalaeke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 862,604th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. The last name Okpalaeke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okpalaeke reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 577,012. In Nigeria Okpalaeke is mostly found in: Plateau, where 25 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Rivers, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Okpalaeke Last Name Statistics demography

Okpalaeke earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okpaleke94601/
Okpalake942/
Okpalaike8954/
Okpalike8292/
Okpeleke821/
Okpalaika782/
Okpolaike781/
Akpaloke7123/
Akpeleke7117/
Akpoleke711/

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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
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  • 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 Okpalaeke
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