Ohakwe Surname

168,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ohakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5271:70,1005,066
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Ohakwe (85) may also be a first name.

Ohakwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ohakwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ohakwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohakwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ohakwe is the 168,686th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,845,586 people. Ohakwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ohakwe live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 85 people.

The last name Ohakwe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,527 people, or 1 in 70,100. In Nigeria Ohakwe is most prevalent in: Abia, where 27 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Enugu, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Ohakwe Last Name Statistics demography

Ohakwe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.47% less than the national average, earning $34,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohakweh9222/
Ohakwue9212/
Oheakwe925/
Ohankwe924/
Ohakweu921/
Ohagwe8311/
Oaskwe833/
Ohakue831/
Oahkwe831/
Ohaigwe773/
Ohagweu771/
Ojiakwe771/
Oakweed770/
Oagwe732/
Aokwe731/
Oyokwe6729/
Ojokwe672/
Oakway671/
Ohaque671/
Aonkwe671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ohakwe
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