Orukpe Surname
Approximately 3,791 people bear this surname
Orukpe Surname User-submission:
The surname Orukpe comes from the word urukpe, which means 'light' in the Urhobo language from Nigeria.
Orukpe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,758 | 1:47,138 | 3,658 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Orukpe (376) may also be a first name.
Orukpe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Orukpe comes from the word urukpe, which means 'light' in the Urhobo language from Nigeria.
- henrygOrukpe Demographics
Average Orukpe Salary in
United States
$45,179 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Orukpe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orukpe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orukpe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orukpe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Orukpe is the 120,887th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,922,328 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Orukpe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orukpe is also the 447,400th most frequent given name globally, borne by 376 people.
The last name Orukpe is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,758 people, or 1 in 47,138. In Nigeria Orukpe is most numerous in: Edo, where 60 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Delta, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Orukpe exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Orukpe Last Name Statistics demography
Orukpe earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,179 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orhukpe | 92 | 24 | / |
| Oroukpe | 92 | 21 | / |
| Orukpeu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Orukpeh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Orukpee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Otrukpe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Orukp | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oroukpei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Erukpe | 83 | 294 | / |
| Arukpe | 83 | 79 | / |
| Orikpe | 83 | 46 | / |
| Urukpe | 83 | 41 | / |
| Orokpe | 83 | 35 | / |
| Orukpa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Orhukp | 83 | 1 | / |
| Urhukpe | 77 | 16 | / |
| Orrokpe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Orukpaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aroukpe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oriekpe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oroukpai | 71 | 86 | / |
| Garoukpe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Oroukpay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Arikpe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Urukpa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Orokpa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Arokpe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Urokpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ariekpe | 62 | 22 | / |
| Uraukpa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Orokpay | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aariekpe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Arikpi | 50 | 29 | / |
| Urokpa | 50 | 1 | / |
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