Okupe Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okupe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okupe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2661:665,95031,085
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
England201:2,785,90397,972
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Okupe Last Name Facts

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

Okupe is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okupe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 791,719th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. The last name Okupe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Okupe are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 665,950. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 45 percent reside, Ogun, where 36 percent reside and Oyo, where 3 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Okupe occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Uganda, where 9 percent reside.

Okupe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okupe last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Okupe earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okhupe914/
Okupea911/
Okup8937/
Okupa80446/
Ocupe80365/
Akupe8047/
Ekupe8045/
Gokup8021/
Okipe805/
Ukupe801/
Ozkup801/
Okupi801/
Akuphe7323/
Acoupe7316/
Okiphe7314/
Aukupe739/
Hookup736/
Akupea733/
Occupe732/
Akoupe732/
Ocupes732/
O'Kupp731/
Ekoupe731/
Okoepe731/
Okipey731/
Okuphi731/
Okuupa731/
Akup67540/
Ocup67198/
Okuv6770/
Okub673/
Akeupeu673/
Okupova672/
Okoupai671/
Akeuphe671/
Akupets671/
Gakoupe671/

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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 Okupe
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