Okeke is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Okeke
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Okeke

How popular is Okeke?

Okeke is common in Nigeria.

Okeke is ranked 1284 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Okekes grew by 56.95652 per cent to 1444 since 2000 and ranked 18910 after elevating 6362 spots. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 95.29 92.61
Others 1.8 4.89
White 1.66 1.85
Hispanic or Latino 0.69 0.54
Okeke is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nigeria which signifies that it is originated from Nigeria. Around 413772 people have been found who wears Okeke as their family name. Okeke is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,206 Trinidad and Tobago8
82,942 Zimbabwe8
541,660 Russia8
746,494 India7
95,557 Czech Republic6
1,078 Togo5
180 Montserrat4
1,389 Grenada3
23,165 Romania3
35,789 Turkey3
3,340 Jamaica3
635 Macau3
15,749 Finland3
25,074 Greece3
6,270 Hong Kong3
9,097 Wales3
723,167 Indonesia2
8,995 Uganda2
631 Swaziland2
4,104 South Korea2
14,004 Hungary2
18,625 Japan2
332 Chad2
1,136 Mali2
2,152 Niger2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
4,086 Angola2
16,228 Bulgaria1
30,360 Thailand1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
7,314 Bolivia1
10,683 Cyprus1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
801 Cape Verde1
1,879 Belize1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
692 Guinea1
81,201 Switzerland1
2,613 The Bahamas1
1,005 The Gambia1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
14,644 Tunisia1
16,283 Lithuania1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
7,790 Zambia1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
50,549 Georgia1
846 American Samoa1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,551 Qatar39
17,489 Denmark30
9,109 Burkina Faso25
144,672 Ukraine24
3,546 Senegal21
92,417 Australia17
3,605 China12
72,915 Belarus11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
4,308 Ireland82
5,314 Kuwait70
33,970 Netherlands66
133,875 France61
26,687 Belgium59
16,052 Sweden58
Countries with hundreds of Okeke:
10,136 Germany975
6,835 South Africa950
1,819 Benin937
8,131 Kenya628
17,922 Poland334
8,346 Malaysia228
3,830 Scotland158
48,322 Italy157
19,894 Spain151
24,192 Canada144
9,948 Austria131
7,471 United Arab Emirates130
6,099 Norway125
343 Iceland114
Countries with thousands of Okeke:
3,766 England2,006
20,015 United States1,607
2,772 Cameroon1,289
2,782 Ghana1,118
Countries with hundred thousands of Okeke:
18 Nigeria401,803
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Okeke Namesakes

  • P. N. Okeke-Ojiudu, Nigerian Politician
  • P. N. Okeke-Ojiudu, Nigerian Politician
  • P. N. Okeke-Ojiudu, Nigerian Politician
  • Patrick Iwegbuna Okeke, Police officer
  • Daniella Okeke, Actress
  • Uche Okeke, Artist
  • Gideon Okeke, Actor
  • Gideon Okeke, Actor
  • Edward Ikem Okeke, Nigerian Politician
  • Daniella Okeke, Actress

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