Okparaolu Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okparaolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okparaolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Okparaolu Last Name Facts

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

Okparaolu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okparaolu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okparaolu is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okparaolu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Okparaolu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Okparaolu is most numerous in: Rivers, where 91 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okparalu9413/
Okparaola893/
Okbaraolu891/
Okparala827/
Okparail821/
Okparaulo781/
Okparaeli781/
Okparla751/
Okparailli741/
Akparali71194/
Akparaly7187/
Akperalu7122/
Ekparola717/
Okoporol711/
Okaparla711/
Ikparola711/
Akkaprolu679/
Akparaaly671/
Aakaprolu671/

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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 Okparaolu
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