Okawi Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Okawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Okawi Last Name Facts

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

Okawi is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Okawi are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Okawi is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Okawi is most prevalent in: Hela, where 91 percent are found and Enga, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Okawi is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okawai91162/
Hokawi9134/
Okawei913/
Oukawi911/
O'Kawai831/
Oukawai831/
Okawa8087,363/
Akawi801,542/
Okowi80216/
Ekawi80172/
Okewi8030/
Ocawi8026/
Okavi8024/
Okawe8013/
Ukawi806/
Okachwit778/
Oikawa7392,590/
Akkawi733,152/
Gokavi732,729/
Hokawa731,073/
Okhawa7373/
Akawie7341/
Okhawe7338/
Okewih7334/
Akawai7324/
Ekkawi7316/
Azkawi7315/
Okowei7311/
Hakawi7310/
Ookawa738/
Okowit738/
Uokawa737/
Okeawa737/
Oukawa736/
Oskowi734/
Uokawe734/
Akawei733/
Ekawei733/
Ekawai733/
Ukawie733/
Okowie733/
Okewoi733/
Akhawi733/
Ukawai732/
Okhabi732/
Oykawa732/
Okabui732/
Okauwa732/
Akawyi731/
Akawui731/
Okaiby731/
Oikabi731/
Okehwi731/
Okewie731/
Okavie731/
Akawoi731/
Akawii731/
Gakawi731/
Ockawe731/
Okohwi731/
Okawoy731/
Okaawa731/
Okeabi731/
Oukawe731/
Okowui731/
Okaiwe731/
Okaabi731/
Okabei731/
Okawep731/
Okouwi731/
Haekawi67231/
Oskowis6726/
Hoikawa6726/
Akaweih6714/
Gokhavi676/
Okhawer672/
Hakaswi672/
Ekawhei672/
Okhauwe671/
Okhauwa671/
Okaibai671/
Akawieh671/
Goukowi671/
Hakhawi671/
Ashkawi671/
Hekawei671/
Gokkavi671/
Hokovai671/

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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 Okawi
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