Okurume Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okurume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okurume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2571:689,27131,915
United States101:36,245,893832,629

Okurume (11) may also be a first name.

Okurume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okurume is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Okurume click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okurume? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 970,883rd most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. Okurume is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Okurume are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okurume is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 689,271. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 81 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Niger, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Okurume Last Name Statistics demography

Okurume earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.5% more than the national average, earning $44,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okurumeh93220/
Okourume931/
Okurum921/
Okuruumeh881/
Ekurume86258/
Okorume8619/
Okuruma8617/
Okurime869/
Okurumh864/
Akurume862/
Okurumi861/
Gukurume8061/
Ekurueme8016/
Okoroume802/
Okourime802/
Okoreume801/
Ukeurume801/
Okourome801/
Ekurumeh801/
Okuromei801/
Ocurum772/
Okorum772/
Ozcurumez7510/
Okorome7124/
Akkurum7116/
Ukuruma7110/
Okoruma719/
Okuroma713/
Akuruma713/
Okirime712/
Okorumi711/
Okouromi67277/
Okuroemi6715/
Gakurumi672/
Okoromie672/
Akurieme671/
Okoromee671/
Okorouma671/

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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 Okurume
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis