Okpeahior Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Okpeahior Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpeahior Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2681:660,98030,902
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Okpeahior Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okpeahior is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpeahior? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 942,947th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. Okpeahior occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Okpeahior reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 660,980. In Nigeria Okpeahior is most numerous in: Edo, where 57 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Delta, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okpeahioro952/
Okpheahior951/
Okpewahior951/
Okpeahor941/
Okpiahior8919/
Okpeahier891/
Okpahor8816/
Okpoeahiro841/
Ukpehor7538/
Okpohor754/
Okpehere719/
Okebahere671/
Okpohirhi671/
Ukpayahor671/

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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 Okpeahior
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