Okereke is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Okereke
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Okereke

How popular is Okereke?

Okereke is common in Nigeria.

Okereke is ranked 4377 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Okerekes grew by 52.17391 per cent to 490 since 2000 and ranked 43969 after elevating 14880 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 97.14 97.2
Others 1.22 2.48
White 1.02 0
Okereke is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Montserrat is ahead in terms of density. Around 124521 people have been found who wears Okereke as their family name. Okereke is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
7,022 Senegal7
214,847 Australia4
180 Montserrat4
720,003 Russia4
2,966 Benin4
1,219,338 India3
184,212 France3
108,034 Italy3
9,097 Wales3
35,184 Poland3
20,186 Kenya2
26,123 Malaysia2
1,235 Belize2
10,284 Kuwait2
18,625 Japan2
13,552 Qatar2
123,175 Tanzania1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
165,773 Belarus1
15,705 Cameroon1
12,270 Lebanon1
20,172 Hungary1
7,191 Afghanistan1
31,207 Ireland1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
13,447 Uganda1
4,435 Togo1
36,678 Singapore1
6,688 Malawi1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
17,488 Norway39
78,930 Canada36
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
62,267 Spain27
14,963 Scotland26
173,579 Ukraine18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
677 Iceland57
Countries with hundreds of Okereke:
11,341 England549
48,752 United States548
22,865 South Africa256
59,024 Germany168
Countries with thousands of Okereke:
2,945 Ghana1,038
Countries with hundred thousands of Okereke:
165 Nigeria121,657
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Okereke Namesakes

  • Kele Okereke, Musician
  • Stephanie Okereke Linus, Actress
  • Kele Okereke, Musician
  • Stephanie Okereke Linus, Actress
  • Stephanie Okereke Linus, Actress
  • Chima Okereke, Stephanie Okereke Linus' father
  • Kele Okereke, Musician
  • Stephanie Okereke Linus, Actress
  • Stephanie Okereke Linus, Actress

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