Okenwa Surname

45,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okenwa Surname User-submission:

Okenwa is a name that is derived from two words.(i) Oke (ii) Nwa

(i) Oke in the Igbo dialect means both 'great' and 'male'.

(ii) Nwa in the Igbo dialect means 'child'.

The two words put together gives you the word in context, Okenwa, meaning a 'great child of destiny'.

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Okenwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11,1721:15,8561,541
United States571:6,358,929302,882
England401:1,392,95161,553
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Okenwa (697) may also be a first name.

Okenwa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Okenwa is a name that is derived from two words.(i) Oke (ii) Nwa

(i) Oke in the Igbo dialect means both 'great' and 'male'.

(ii) Nwa in the Igbo dialect means 'child'.

The two words put together gives you the word in context, Okenwa, meaning a 'great child of destiny'.

- okenwa_judge

Okenwa Last Name Facts

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

Okenwa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okenwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okenwa is the 45,661st most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 641,622 people. Okenwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okenwa live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okenwa is also the 313,067th most widely held first name in the world, held by 697 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11,172 people, or 1 in 15,856. In Nigeria Okenwa is most frequent in: Enugu, where 51 percent live, Abia, where 11 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Okenwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okenwa surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Okenwa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.67% less than the national average, earning R 162,384 per year and in United States they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $46,695 USD per year.

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Okemnwa921/
Okeenwa921/
Okhenwa921/
Oknwa913/
Okenwe83118/
Ekenwa83107/
Okenwo8358/
Okenua833/
Okinwa831/
Ukenwa831/
Oknwea831/
Hockenway800/
Okenuha779/
Akeunwa779/
Ukaenwa772/
Okenwuo771/
Akemnwa771/
Ekennwa771/
Oknwo735/
Eknwa733/
Uknwa733/
Oknwe731/
Aknwa731/
Akinwa67591/
Ukenwe6710/
Okinba678/
Okenbe676/
Okemwo672/
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Akenwi671/
Okenui671/
Ukemwa671/
Ukenwo671/
Akenwe671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okenwa
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