Okemwa Surname
Approximately 9,547 people bear this surname
Okemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9,471 | 1:4,876 | 688 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Okemwa (1,714) may also be a first name.
Okemwa Demographics
Average Okemwa Salary in
United States
$42,263 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okemwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Okemwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okemwa? popularity and diffusion
Okemwa is the 53,480th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 763,334 people. Okemwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okemwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okemwa is also the 185,478th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,714 people.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 9,471 people, or 1 in 4,876. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 51 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 16 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Okemwa occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Okemwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Okemwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Okemwa last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.
Okemwa earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.05% less than the national average, earning $42,263 USD per year.
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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 Okemwa
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