Okamwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Okamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Okamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okamwa is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okamwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okamwa are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Okamwa is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 50 percent live and Lagos, where 50 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okemwa | 83 | 9,547 | / |
| Okanwa | 83 | 45 | / |
| Akamwa | 83 | 34 | / |
| Ukamwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ekamwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akhamwa | 77 | 62 | / |
| Akamwad | 77 | 30 | / |
| Okhamua | 77 | 20 | / |
| Ukamwua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oukamba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okannwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoomwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akamwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aakamwad | 71 | 16 | / |
| Houkamba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ekomwa | 67 | 1,379 | / |
| Akanwa | 67 | 1,024 | / |
| Okonwa | 67 | 110 | / |
| Hakamwaya | 67 | 94 | / |
| Okanwo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Aakkamwad | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akomwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekamua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okamuo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akamua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okambe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okemwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okomwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akamva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukomwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakamways | 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 Okamwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis