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

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

How popular is Okoye?

Okoye is common in Nigeria.

Okoye is ranked 1894 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Okoyes grew by 74.92163 per cent to 1116 since 2000 and ranked 22924 after elevating 10766 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 95.07 92.95
Others 2.33 3.29
White 1.43 2.66
Hispanic or Latino 0.81 0.94
Okoye is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nigeria which signifies that it is originated from Nigeria. Around 288121 people have been found who wears Okoye as their family name. Okoye is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,942 Zimbabwe8
5,318 China8
153,990 Australia7
475 Turks and Caicos Islands6
2,604 Benin5
26,825 Georgia5
2,306 Angola4
3,904 Ivory Coast4
9,097 Wales3
184,212 France3
26,321 Israel3
13,901 Trinidad and Tobago3
2,617 Cambodia2
18,625 Japan2
568 The Gambia2
4,104 South Korea2
6,103 Cyprus2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
1,500,361 India2
8,181 Botswana1
2,190 Barbados1
29,774 Venezuela1
174,544 Czech Republic1
810,193 Indonesia1
165,773 Belarus1
1,970 Grenada1
13,447 Uganda1
16,283 Lithuania1
12,270 Lebanon1
17,575 Kuwait1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
6,212 Jamaica1
25,746 Finland1
20,172 Hungary1
16,640 Hong Kong1
38,830 Morocco1
5,872 Namibia1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
169,904 Brazil1
14,644 Tunisia1
4,435 Togo1
11,923 Slovenia1
1,253 Burundi1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
21,562 Portugal1
66,560 Philippines1
42,479 Greece1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,591 Belgium37
109,969 Ukraine36
32,811 Sweden29
8,720 Qatar29
36,547 Switzerland27
57,220 Netherlands27
3,546 Senegal21
10,383 Burkina Faso20
23,914 Denmark20
442,509 Russia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
448 Iceland89
37,246 Canada87
9,698 Norway79
4,790 Ireland71
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
Countries with hundreds of Okoye:
3,900 Cameroon892
6,785 Kenya785
10,560 South Africa603
11,594 Poland525
22,254 Germany471
6,650 Malaysia304
27,627 Turkey175
50,581 Italy146
4,108 Scotland144
21,384 Spain136
Countries with thousands of Okoye:
3,830 England1,968
2,482 Ghana1,278
26,001 United States1,177
Countries with hundred thousands of Okoye:
45 Nigeria278,771
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Okoye Namesakes

  • Ifeoma Okoye, Novelist
  • Ifeoma Okoye, Novelist
  • Lawrence Okoye, Track and field athlete
  • Aliona Okoye, Peter Okoye's daughter
  • Oge Okoye, Actress
  • Ifeoma Okoye, Novelist
  • Ugo Okoye, Soccer player
  • Lawrence Okoye, Track and field athlete
  • Festus Okoye, Author
  • Fidel Okoye, Football defensive lineman

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