Okinawa Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Okinawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Okinawa (65) may also be a first name.
Okinawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okinawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okinawa occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okinawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,091,648th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Okinawa is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Okinawa live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 65 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 1,811,633. In Indonesia Okinawa is mostly found in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 36 percent are found, East Java, where 32 percent are found and Bali, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekinawa | 86 | 38 | / |
| Okinawe | 86 | 24 | / |
| Okunawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okenawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okinawo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ochinawa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oskinava | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akinawo | 71 | 86 | / |
| Okunawo | 71 | 47 | / |
| Akinowa | 71 | 35 | / |
| Okenaba | 71 | 30 | / |
| Okenewa | 71 | 19 | / |
| Okunowa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okinabo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okinabi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okinowo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akenawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okunewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oskinova | 67 | 71 | / |
| Okhinova | 67 | 28 | / |
| Okenaeva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hokinova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akingawo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okunaeva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okeanawi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okunnowa | 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 Okinawa
- 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