Okewu Surname
Approximately 4,735 people bear this surname
Okewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,732 | 1:37,435 | 3,019 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okewu (290) may also be a first name.
Okewu Demographics
Okewu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Okewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okewu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okewu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 99,872nd most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,539,080 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okewu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okewu is also the 518,802nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 290 people.
The surname Okewu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,732 people, or 1 in 37,435. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 35 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent live and Kogi, where 9 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Okewu occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Okewu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (91%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okiewu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Okeiwu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Okewuy | 91 | 3 | / |
| Okgewu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okeuwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okewhu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okewwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okaewu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okehwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okejwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okeiwau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okowu | 80 | 361 | / |
| Okawu | 80 | 327 | / |
| Ukewu | 80 | 51 | / |
| Akewu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Okiwu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ekewu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Okevu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ocewu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoekewou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okechwuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeiwu | 73 | 133 | / |
| Hokebu | 73 | 49 | / |
| Okevou | 73 | 47 | / |
| Ochewu | 73 | 34 | / |
| Okowhu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Okebou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ekewou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okievu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeuwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akewou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okaawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okowui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aakewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akgewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akewhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okewoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okebui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oikebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ocheiwu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Akaewhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akeuweu | 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
- 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 Okewu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis