About Okereke
The surname Okereke is of Igbo origin and is commonly found among the Igbo people of Nigeria. It is a combination of two Igbo words: "Oke" meaning "hill" and "Ereke" meaning "to create" or "to build." Therefore, the surname Okereke can be interpreted to mean "one who builds on the hill" or "one who constructs on the elevated land." It is a descriptive surname that likely originated from the ancestral occupation or geographical location of the bearer's ancestors.
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The surname Okereke is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Okereke based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Okereke in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Okereke using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.