Okuonghae Surname

254,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okuonghae Surname User-submission:

The Okuonghae surname means 'ocean wave' in the Bini language from Edo State, Nigeria.

Okuonghae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4681:120,6697,964
England421:1,326,62059,571
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Wales131:238,04114,239
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Okuonghae (33) may also be a first name.

Okuonghae Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Okuonghae surname means 'ocean wave' in the Bini language from Edo State, Nigeria.

- murphy.okuonghae

Okuonghae Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okuonghae is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuonghae? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 254,097th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,686,525 people. Okuonghae occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Okuonghae are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okuonghae is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 33 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,468 people, or 1 in 120,669. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 76 percent are found, Delta, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okuonghawe951/
Okhuonghae951/
Okounghae8924/
Okuonghai8913/
Okuonghie891/
Okuanghae891/
Okoungae822/
Okounghea789/
Okuomghea782/
Okuonhgea781/
Okongoua714/
Okongoje711/
Akonghai711/
Akongheye671/
Okwangaes671/

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