Oyekwe Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3421:517,96125,616
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Oyekwe (10) may also be a first name.

Oyekwe Last Name Facts

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

Oyekwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyekwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oyekwe is the 788,513th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name Oyekwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oyekwe live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyekwe is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread forename in the world It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 342 people, or 1 in 517,961. In Nigeria Oyekwe is most numerous in: Kogi, where 41 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent are found and Plateau, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Oyekwe Last Name Statistics demography

Oyekwe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Eihkwe671/
Eikwer671/
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Eyekwa671/
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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 Oyekwe
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