Okawu Surname
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
Okawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 320 | 1:553,571 | 26,985 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
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 surname Okawu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okawu? popularity and diffusion
Okawu is the 841,044th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okawu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okawu is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 63 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 553,571. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 55 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 18 percent reside and Kogi, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okauwu | 91 | 68 | / |
| Okaawu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okaewu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akawu | 80 | 9,134 | / |
| Okewu | 80 | 4,735 | / |
| Ekawu | 80 | 1,107 | / |
| Okowu | 80 | 361 | / |
| Okavu | 80 | 70 | / |
| Ukawu | 80 | 36 | / |
| Akawou | 73 | 45 | / |
| Okowhu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Akawut | 73 | 16 | / |
| Akhawu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Okhabu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Okavou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Akauwu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okeiwu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aakawu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okewuy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akawhu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akkawu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okabui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akawuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akawui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akawgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akajwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukahwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hokabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okehwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okowgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukaiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeuwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukaawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okewhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akawuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okewwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okowui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gakawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hockawout | 71 | 0 | / |
| Akaewhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akkawut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akquawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akawous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adkauwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeiwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakkawu | 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 Okawu
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