Okpu Surname
Approximately 2,419 people bear this surname
Okpu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,260 | 1:78,382 | 5,581 |
| Cameroon | 120 | 1:173,076 | 18,427 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Okpu (150) may also be a first name.
Okpu Demographics
Okpu Political Affiliation
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Okpu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okpu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okpu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okpu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 176,876th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,012,627 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okpu reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 752,187th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 150 people.
The last name Okpu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,260 people, or 1 in 78,382. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 28 percent live, Delta, where 28 percent live and Rivers, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Okpu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Okpu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Okpu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okpeu | 89 | 77 | / |
| Okpou | 89 | 35 | / |
| Okpuh | 89 | 16 | / |
| Okpup | 89 | 9 | / |
| Okput | 89 | 4 | / |
| Okphu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okpau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okpout | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okpuhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okpuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oskpou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akpu | 75 | 6,447 | / |
| Ekpu | 75 | 1,882 | / |
| Ukpu | 75 | 143 | / |
| Ogpu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ekpau | 67 | 302 | / |
| Akpuh | 67 | 174 | / |
| Okpoe | 67 | 63 | / |
| Okpoo | 67 | 53 | / |
| Akpuu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Akpou | 67 | 32 | / |
| Akpau | 67 | 25 | / |
| Akpui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ekpuh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ukpuu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aukpu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akpeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eekpu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekpeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukpou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukpui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekpui | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okpu
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