Okyerefo Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Okyerefo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okyerefo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
England11:55,718,059489,080

Okyerefo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okyerefo occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okyerefo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 704,927th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. The surname Okyerefo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okyerefo are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Okyerefo is most widely held in Ghana, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Without taking into account Ghana this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Okerefo933/
Okereafo8816/
Okereafoi821/
Okerefu8025/
Okerefe8012/
Okerafo804/
Okerf771/
Akerefou7515/
Okaerafo752/
Akyerefi752/
Okarefoh751/
Okrefi7184/
Okarfo7125/
Oukref712/
Okrofo711/
Okerff710/
Okorefe67577/
Okorafo6794/
Ekerefe6763/
Okarefe6752/
Ikyerve6721/
Okorofo6716/
Ikyerev676/
Oukerfi675/
Akerefa673/
Okarafo672/
Oukeraf671/
Akirefo671/
Okorief671/
Okerevu671/
Okorefi671/
Okorefa671/
Okoerfe671/
Okrf671/
Yakeref671/
Akhareafo591/

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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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  • 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 Okyerefo
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