Okawo Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Okawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
Okawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okawo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okawo? popularity and diffusion
Okawo is the 1,573,888th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Okawo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okawo live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Okawo is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 42 percent live, Ebonyi, where 31 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeawo | 91 | 12 | / |
| Okawho | 91 | 7 | / |
| Okahwo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okawoy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okawop | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hoykawo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okawa | 80 | 87,363 | / |
| Akawo | 80 | 2,133 | / |
| Okewo | 80 | 240 | / |
| Ekawo | 80 | 65 | / |
| Okowo | 80 | 40 | / |
| Ukawo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Okavo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ocawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oikawa | 73 | 92,590 | / |
| Hokawa | 73 | 1,073 | / |
| Ohkawa | 73 | 573 | / |
| Okhawa | 73 | 73 | / |
| Akawou | 73 | 45 | / |
| Ukaiwo | 73 | 20 | / |
| Okoewo | 73 | 19 | / |
| Okaboy | 73 | 14 | / |
| Oekawa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ookawa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Uokawa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okeawa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oukawa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okuowo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okaewa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okawah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okavou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okoowo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akawoh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Askawo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akawwo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okowuo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gokowo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ukawoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okewoi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okeewo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oykawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gokawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okauwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okohwo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oskawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akawoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okeavo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okabuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okawga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hokowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okowoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okowoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeiwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akawoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okaawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hockawout | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hoikawa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Okayboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okouwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akawous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houkabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akawuho | 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 Okawo
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