Okewa Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Okewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 170 | 1:271,646 | 17,921 |
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
Okewa (45) may also be a first name.
Okewa Demographics
Okewa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okewa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okewa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,055,483rd most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname Okewa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okewa live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okewa is also the 1,504,468th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 45 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 271,646. In Kenya Okewa is most prevalent in: Siaya County, where 68 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 29 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside.
Okewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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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