Okpalaeze Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okpalaeze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Okpalaeze Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
United States71:51,779,848968,877

Okpalaeze Last Name Facts

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

Okpalaeze occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Okpalaeze.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpalaeze? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Okpalaeze reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Okpalaeze is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 29 percent reside, Rivers, where 16 percent reside and Kogi, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Okpalaeze occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okpala Eze958/
Okpaleze945/
Okpalaeza896/
Akpaleze824/
Okpalajesi742/
Okpalaozie742/
Akpalaeji6712/
Yakpaleza671/
Ekeblaze591/
Akplozo501/

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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 Okpalaeze
  • 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