Okewe Surname
Approximately 402 people bear this surname
Okewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| Kenya | 180 | 1:256,555 | 17,284 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
Okewe (45) may also be a first name.
Okewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okewe is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Okewe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okewe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 723,769th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 18,128,224 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okewe reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Okewe is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 45 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 348,489. Not including The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 45 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okewue | 91 | 4 | / |
| Okewie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okeywe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okewea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okew | 89 | 76 | / |
| Ochkewe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ohgkewe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okiewei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akewe | 80 | 429 | / |
| Okewa | 80 | 237 | / |
| Okiwe | 80 | 178 | / |
| Okowe | 80 | 161 | / |
| Ekewe | 80 | 121 | / |
| Okewi | 80 | 30 | / |
| Okeve | 80 | 24 | / |
| Okawe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Okeaw | 80 | 5 | / |
| Uokew | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ukewe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Okewh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okewuihe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ohiekewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okeeva | 73 | 227 | / |
| Okebei | 73 | 88 | / |
| Ukeiwe | 73 | 84 | / |
| Ekewei | 73 | 48 | / |
| Hokhew | 73 | 39 | / |
| Okhawe | 73 | 38 | / |
| Okewih | 73 | 34 | / |
| Akehwe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Akiewe | 73 | 22 | / |
| Okeabe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Okowei | 73 | 11 | / |
| Okebeï | 73 | 9 | / |
| Akewei | 73 | 8 | / |
| Okeawa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ekeuwe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ukewhe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ochewe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ekaewe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okebeh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hokeaw | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ukewed | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uokawe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okiowe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okewuy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hukewe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okawei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okewoi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oukeaw | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okevea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okyowe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akeawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okevie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ockewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukeweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhebe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okehwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okehue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukeawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akewet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ookewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okewis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okaiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okejue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okiwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okebee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okebea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ockawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akeweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeuwei | 67 | 431 | / |
| Okiowei | 67 | 128 | / |
| Akew | 67 | 85 | / |
| Hoykeaw | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ashkewe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hoikeaw | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hookeaw | 67 | 13 | / |
| Okewith | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okoibee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekewhie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekewuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akewoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akewech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeuweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okyw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Askewes | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Keeve | 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
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- 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 Okewe
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