Okpei Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okpei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Okpei (13) may also be a first name.

Okpei Last Name Facts

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

Okpei is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okpei is the 1,918,812th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Okpei is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Okpei live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okpei is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria Okpei is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 27 percent are found, Delta, where 14 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 13 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Okpei Last Name Statistics demography

Okpei earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okpeji9179/
Okpeyi9110/
Okpeia911/
Okpe8930,830/
Okpi89530/
Okpeiyi833/
Okpeihe833/
Houkpei831/
Okpeeji831/
Okpehie831/
Okpeh801,995/
Ekpei80779/
Okpai80413/
Okpue80364/
Okpoi80269/
Okpee80112/
Okpis80108/
Gokpe8081/
Okpeu8077/
Okpoe8063/
Oukpe8054/
Okpes8033/
Okpii8026/
Akpei8026/
Okphe8011/
Okpio8010/
Okpey809/
Hokpe808/
Okpea807/
Okpie805/
Oukpi805/
Ookpe804/
Ukpei803/
Okped802/
Okpae802/
Okpih801/
Okppi801/
Okpje801/
Okpyi801/
Okpeyije771/
Akpeji73983/
Okpayi73431/
Oukpih73420/
Okpoye73349/
Okpowe73330/
Okpisz73325/
Okpoji73324/
Okpeye73306/
Okpaje73231/
Gokpai73120/
Gokpeh73112/
Okpaji7386/
Akpeyi7370/
Okpeje7358/
Okpeya7356/
Okpuji7345/
Okpiye7341/
Okpuye7333/
Okpaye7332/
Okpeyo7332/
Okpeja7331/
Okpiyo7322/
Houkpe7322/
Okpeha7319/
Okpuje7318/
Okpoje7317/
Okpuyi7312/
Okphai7311/
Okpoie737/
Okpiyi736/
Okpech736/
Gokpyi735/
Okpoyi735/
Okppis735/
Oekpeh734/
Okpoue733/
Okpaia732/
Ogkpeh731/
Oikphe731/
Ekpeyi731/
Adkpei731/
Okpuia731/
Akpeia731/
Oukpeh731/
Oukpai731/
Okpawe731/
Gokpie731/
Gakpei731/
Oshkpe731/
Okpeth731/
Okpihe731/
Okpiji731/
Okpiya731/
Akpeit731/
Ukpeji731/
Okphae731/
Ookped731/
Odkpis731/
Ekpe6740,449/
Ukpe6713,102/
Okpa6712,293/
Akpe6711,445/
Akpi672,475/
Ukpi67335/
Ekpi67154/
Okpujie6736/
Okpohie6727/
Ogpe6726/
Okpaiyo6719/
Ekpehie6718/
Gokpeya6716/
Okpy6711/
Okpuiyi678/
Okpajie675/
Houhkpe674/
Okpojie672/
Okpoweh672/
Hokphet672/
Okpoeja671/
Okpoeye671/
Akpeyie671/
Okpahie671/
Okpeeya671/
Okpé671/
Okpeïya671/
Okpayie671/
Okpijhe671/
Okpoeyo671/
Okpj671/

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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 Okpei
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