Okawu Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3201:553,57126,985
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Okawu (63) may also be a first name.

Okawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okawu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okawu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okawu is the 841,044th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okawu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 63 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 320 people, or 1 in 553,571. In Nigeria Okawu is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 55 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 18 percent reside and Kogi, where 11 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Okawu occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

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Okauwu9168/
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Okaewu911/
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Ekawu801,107/
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Ukawu8036/
Akawou7345/
Okowhu7328/
Akawut7316/
Akhawu739/
Okhabu739/
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Okeiwu734/
Aakawu733/
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Okabui732/
Akawuh732/
Akawui731/
Akawgu731/
Akajwu731/
Ukahwu731/
Akaawu731/
Hakawu731/
Akaiwu731/
Hokabu731/
Okehwu731/
Okowou731/
Okeabu731/
Okowgu731/
Ukaiwu731/
Okeuwu731/
Ukaawu731/
Okewhu731/
Akawuu731/
Okewwu731/
Okowui731/
Okhavu731/
Gakawu731/
Hockawout710/
Akaewhu673/
Akkawut672/
Akquawu671/
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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 Okawu
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