Okakwa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Okakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Okakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okakwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okakwa? popularity and diffusion
Okakwa is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Okakwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okakwa are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Okakwa is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 80 percent reside and Kaduna, where 20 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Okakwa is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeakwa | 92 | 35 | / |
| Okhakwa | 92 | 9 | / |
| Okagwa | 83 | 148 | / |
| Akakwa | 83 | 56 | / |
| Ekakwa | 83 | 41 | / |
| Okokwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Okakwe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Okakwo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okakua | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okekwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okangwa | 77 | 35 | / |
| Okaikwo | 77 | 32 | / |
| Ukankwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hakakwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okeakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akankwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okagwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okankwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akhaukwa | 71 | 152 | / |
| Akaakwah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okaikwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okokwo | 67 | 196 | / |
| Okagua | 67 | 116 | / |
| Okogwa | 67 | 86 | / |
| Akokwa | 67 | 69 | / |
| Ukakwe | 67 | 60 | / |
| Okagba | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ekekwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Okakuo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ekagwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Okokwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Okegwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Okagwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ukagwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akagwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akogwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akakwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekokwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akakwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akacwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocokwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekakua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okagwo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okakwa
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