Okre Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Okre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Ivory Coast571:404,75813,812
Benin141:738,25740,906
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Okre (240) may also be a first name.

Okre Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okre is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Okre click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okre? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,459,453rd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Okre live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okre is also the 577,234th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 240 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 72 percent are found, Abia, where 9 percent are found and Ekiti, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 39 percent are found and Benin, where 10 percent are found.

Okre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Okre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Okre surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okere8986,631/
Okire89302/
Okrie89267/
Okrey8975/
Okrei8953/
Gokre8928/
Okhre8924/
Okrez897/
Okreu897/
Okreš892/
Oskre891/
Okyre891/
Okreh891/
Ockre890/
Okoire80176/
Okhrei80136/
Okerhe80113/
Okhire8037/
Okirhe8028/
Okeere8021/
Gokhre8019/
Ockree8019/
Okhrey8016/
Okress8013/
Oskres8012/
Oskret808/
Okerre807/
O'Kere807/
Okresz806/
Okaire804/
Okeyre803/
Okhere803/
Oykere803/
Oikere803/
Ookere803/
Okhrie803/
Hokere803/
O'Krey802/
Okeire802/
Okrije802/
Okkrie802/
Oukire801/
Ockrey801/
Oukere801/
Okrzie801/
Outkre801/
Oskere801/
Oskreh801/
Oikret801/
Okeare801/
Ojkere801/
Okrieh801/
Akre7510,259/
Okri751,432/
Okra751,170/
Oker751,165/
Ekre75844/
Okry75414/
Ukre75195/
Ocre7539/
Okir7512/
Oqre754/
Oikerhe7372/
Okherhe736/
Hokkere731/
O'Keere731/
O'Kress731/
Okhuire731/
Hockrey730/
Okrój678,817/
Akere673,949/
Ocker673,020/
Aakre672,177/
Goker671,243/
Okroj671,070/
Gokir67755/
Okray67720/
Okroy67682/
Okker67447/
Akire67396/
Okraj67378/
Akrer67362/
Hoker67302/
Uoker67301/
Occre67156/
Akrie67132/
Akrey67124/
Okroi67121/
Ackre67116/
Hukre6799/
Gokri6792/
Ockri6786/
Akhre6759/
Okier6757/
Eckre6752/
Otker6748/
Okrih6741/
Okrai6741/
Okeer6736/
Akreh6736/
Okróy6736/
Gakre6732/
Hokri6731/
Okkır6730/
Okher6726/
Okryp6720/
Oukir6717/
Akrei6712/
Ocrey6711/
Oucre6711/
Ukhre6710/
Okruy679/
Okair679/
Okhir679/
Hekre677/
Ukreh676/
Akrea675/
Hakre675/
Okoir675/
Ozkir675/
Okerr675/
Oukri675/
Ukrei675/
Ohker674/
Ooker674/
Okrui674/
Hokra673/
Ouker673/
Askre673/
Atkre672/
Okrio672/
Hokry672/
Okriz672/
Ockry672/
Hoqre671/
Hokir671/
Akkre671/
Akrge671/
Ocres671/
Ohkri671/
Okrhi671/
Ekree671/
Oikir671/
Okraa671/
Ohkry671/
Okirr671/
Okhra671/
Oikri671/
Okruj671/
Okrêt671/
Okròj671/
Ocree671/
Ocret671/
Gokré671/
Ekkre671/
Akree671/
Akrze671/
Ekrie671/
Ocrer671/
Hookreed671/
Ockir670/
Ockra670/
Ekrey670/

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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
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  • 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 Okre
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