Okewa Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1701:271,64617,921
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652

Okewa (45) may also be a first name.

Okewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okewa is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,055,483rd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okewa live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 45 people.

The last name Okewa is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 271,646. In Kenya Okewa is mostly found in: Siaya County, where 68 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 29 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 2 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found.

Okewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoewa9166/
Okeawa917/
Okaewa916/
Okeuwa913/
Ockewa911/
Okewah911/
Okewea911/
Ookewa911/
Okeswa911/
Okeiwau831/
Okoewah831/
Okechwa831/
Okawa8087,363/
Okewe80402/
Akewa80315/
Okewo80240/
Ekewa8055/
Okiwa8040/
Okewi8030/
Ocewa8027/
Okeva8014/
Ukewa807/
Okywa801/
Hockeway770/
Oikawa7392,590/
Hokawa731,073/
Ohkawa73573/
Okeeva73227/
Okawai73162/
Okaeva73127/
Okoeva7388/
Okhawa7373/
Ekiewa7360/
Akeewa7338/
Ukewua7334/
Okewih7334/
Okoewo7319/
Okeawo7312/
Okeabe7312/
Akiewa7311/
Ochewa7311/
Okuiwa7311/
Oekawa739/
Ookawa738/
Uokawa737/
Ekeuwa737/
Okawah736/
Okowha734/
Okowah734/
Okewue734/
Okebay733/
Ekoewa733/
Okeewo733/
Ekeawa733/
Okewuy733/
Okewoi733/
Okywaa733/
Okiswa733/
Okieva732/
Askewa732/
Akewad732/
Okevea732/
Okiowa732/
Okujwa732/
Oykawa732/
Akaewa731/
Hakewa731/
Gokeva731/
Okewgo731/
Okewis731/
Ukeuwa731/
Okeabi731/
Okeavo731/
Okebea731/
Okaawa731/
Okoway731/
Akewah731/
Okeywe731/
Okebah731/
Okehwi731/
Okeiwo731/
Okesua731/
Okewie731/
Okibea731/
Akewat731/
Ackewa730/
Otkeeva6728/
Hokoiwa6727/
Hoikawa6726/
Oskeeva6714/
Hokoeva6711/
Uskewad675/
Okewith675/
Okhaeva674/
Okechwo674/
Okkaeva673/
Akkewad673/
Ochkewe672/
Okiewei671/
Ohgkewe671/
Oukawai671/
Okujjwa671/
O'Kawai671/
Ekeawah671/
Akeuwah671/
Ookeaba671/
Ekewuea671/

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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 Okewa
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