Okyere Surname

7,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Okyere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okyere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana74,7441:36239
England4351:128,08712,755
United States4171:869,20665,973
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Canada901:409,39536,056
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Wales81:386,81619,671
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Liberia51:881,70733,815
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896

Okyere (6,059) may also be a first name.

Okyere Last Name Facts

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

Okyere is found most in Ghana. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okyere? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,474th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 95,827 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okyere are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okyere is also the 85,136th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,059 people.

The last name Okyere is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 74,744 people, or 1 in 362. Other than Ghana it is found in 44 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Okyere Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Okyere surname are 41.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95% being registered with the party.

The amount Okyere earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.96% less than the national average, earning 235,465 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning R 214,560 per year; in United States they earn 9.19% more than the national average, earning $47,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.27% less than the national average, earning $44,583 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okyerer922/
Okuyere922/
Okayere922/
Okoyere922/
Okeyere921/
Okyeres921/
Akyere83840/
Okiere8328/
Okoere8324/
Okuere8323/
Okeere8321/
Okaere839/
Okyeri839/
Okeyre833/
Okeire832/
Gokyer832/
Ozkyer831/
Okeare831/
Okeure831/
Okjere831/
Okyert831/
Okouere772,141/
Okujere77304/
Okojere77283/
Okuyeri7792/
Okuyera7768/
Akoyere7742/
Okejare7712/
Gakyere7712/
Okawere775/
Ockiere775/
Okkyert774/
Okowere773/
Okejere772/
Okoyire772/
Oockyer771/
Akyiere771/
Okoiere771/
Okuyire771/
O'Keere771/
Akayere771/
Akiyere771/
Akyer731,257/
Okare73711/
Okyir73419/
Okire73302/
Okier7357/
Okhawere71451/
Akhayere71154/
Okejirhe7111/
Okoueret719/
Hakuyere711/
Ekaiyere711/
Okohwere711/
Ockouere711/
Okoire67176/
Okoeri67161/
Ockier67141/
Okieri6775/
Okhare6751/
Okhire6737/
Akeere6735/
Ekiere6721/
Hokare6718/
Okhawerhe6716/
Akiere6713/
Okoure6711/
Okeari6710/
Hokiyr678/
Akyher676/
Akhyer676/
Okiera676/
O'kier675/
Okeiri674/
Okaire674/
Ockoueret674/
Okiery674/
Okaree674/
Akaere673/
Okyiri672/
Akyire672/
Akuere672/
Okejirhie672/
Oikare672/
O'Kare671/
Ockhouere671/
Oukire671/
Okaeri671/
Atkyer671/
Okiire671/
Okiyra671/
Okuery671/
Ocoere671/
Akyeri671/
Acoyre671/
Ackyer671/
Acoere671/
Okahijere671/
Okarea671/
Okeara671/
Okueri671/
Akoere671/
Okayri671/
Hokier670/
Gokier670/

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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 Okyere
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