Okagwe Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Okagwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okagwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Okagwe Last Name Facts

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

Okagwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Okagwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Okagwe? popularity and diffusion

Okagwe is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okagwe are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Okagwe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 67 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Rivers, where 17 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Okagwe is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okaigwe9228/
Okagwa83148/
Okogwe8323/
Akagwe8321/
Ekagwe8321/
Okakwe8312/
Okegwe836/
Okague835/
Ukagwe831/
Ukaigwe771,002/
Akaigwe77167/
Okeigwe77114/
Okongwe776/
Okoigwe775/
Okahgbe772/
Okeagbe772/
Akagwet772/
Ekhagwe771/
Okuigwe771/
Okeakwe771/
Okaekwe771/
Okankwe771/
Ukaigweh715/
Okeigweh713/
Okhagbhe711/
Okaikwei711/
Okekwe67212/
Okagua67116/
Okogwa6786/
Ukakwe6760/
Akokwe6731/
Okegue6727/
Okogue6711/
Okokwe6711/
Okakwa677/
Ukagwa677/
Okhaigbhe677/
Akagwa676/
Akogwe674/
Akague674/
Akakwe673/
Ekegwe673/
Ukokwe672/
Ukagbe671/
Okogwi671/
Ekakwe671/

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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
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  • 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 Okagwe
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