Okakwu Surname

570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okakwu Surname User-submission:

The Okakwu surname means 'oldest in the community'.

Okakwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5321:332,97518,161
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Okakwu (81) may also be a first name.

Okakwu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Okakwu surname means 'oldest in the community'.

- udeze12

Okakwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okakwu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okakwu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 570,540th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,178,202 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Okakwu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 81 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 532 people, or 1 in 332,975. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 41 percent reside, Kano, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Okakwu occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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Okonkwou711/
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Okongkwu711/
Okochkwu711/
Akogwu677,390/
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Ekokwu6728/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okakwu
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