Okereke

Okereke Meaning & Origin

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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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Okereke is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Okereke: 490
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 43,969
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.17

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.

Ranking information for the surname Okereke is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AKRK
🗽 NYSIIS
OA
🔊 Soundex
O206020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
OW1 K ER0 K IY0
🌐 IPA
/okereke*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AKRK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
O262

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Okereke in Braille

Here's how to represent Okereke in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Okereke in braille

How to sign the name Okereke using Sign Language

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.

The name Okereke in sign language

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