Okewoye Surname
Approximately 328 people bear this surname
Okewoye Surname User-submission:
Okewoye is a name originated from a culture called Yoruba and Yoruba is a culture practice in the western part of Nigeria!. The first person to beared the name called Okewoye was born in osun state Nigeria in the year 1889 and he had two brothers named okewale and okedu and they were named by their mum!!.
Read More About This SurnameOkewoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 324 | 1:546,737 | 26,707 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Okewoye (10) may also be a first name.
Okewoye Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Okewoye is a name originated from a culture called Yoruba and Yoruba is a culture practice in the western part of Nigeria!. The first person to beared the name called Okewoye was born in osun state Nigeria in the year 1889 and he had two brothers named okewale and okedu and they were named by their mum!!.. the reason why three of them had 'OKE' in the beginning of Thier name was because when Thier mum was Insearched of a baby and she found it hard then, so she went to a mountain to pray to God to give her a baby and finally God answered her prayers and gave her three handsome boys!. Though God didn't gave her the three boys at once but her first son was named 'Okewoye' and the second okewale and third okedu!!!.. the meaning of 'OKE' in English means mountain, so she used the mountain to named her three sons and it a promised she made to God.. so 'Okewoye' really means in English is 'TOP Noticed' and 'Okewoye' has evolved today and where ever the 'Okewoye' families are ,they are always 'TOP Noticed'!!!..
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Where Does The Last Name Okewoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okewoye is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okewoye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 839,220th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. The surname Okewoye is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okewoye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okewoye is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name internationally, held by 10 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 546,737. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Osun, where 13 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okewoe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okewoie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akewoye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okewoyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ogkeboye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okewue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okewuy | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okewoi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akewoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okewea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okawoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okewie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okewuyi | 71 | 199 | / |
| Akiwoye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ekewuye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ekewaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okeweyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akewoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okawoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okawoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okiwaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okiwoei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okebiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okiewei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okewuihe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akheweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akiwuoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoekewou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeibiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hockeway | 67 | 0 | / |
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