Okiwe Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1631:1,086,76545,077
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Okiwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Okiwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okiwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okiwe is the 1,281,391st most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Okiwe are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 1,086,765. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 39 percent reside, Edo, where 16 percent reside and Enugu, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Okiwe exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Okiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Okiwe earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okiowe913/
Okiwei911/
Okaiwe911/
Okiowei83128/
Okiowhe831/
Okiyawe831/
Okiewei831/
Okuwe801,041/
Ukiwe80609/
Okewe80402/
Ekiwe80208/
Okiwa8040/
Okawe8013/
Akiwe806/
Okiwi805/
Okhiw801/
Oqkiw801/
Houkuiwe771/
Hookiwez770/
Ukaiwe73253/
Okuweh73101/
Ukeiwe7384/
Okhawe7338/
Akiewe7322/
Okuibe7320/
Okibeh7314/
Okuwei7311/
Okuiwa7311/
Okewue734/
Uokawe734/
Okivie734/
Okawei733/
Okieva732/
Ochiwe732/
Okyowe732/
Okouwe731/
Ehkiwe731/
Akoiwe731/
Okibea731/
Okhibe731/
Okewie731/
Akiowe731/
Ekihwe731/
Ekaiwe731/
Okeywe731/
Okevie731/
Hockiw731/
Ukijwe731/
Okewea731/
Akiswe731/
Oukawe731/
Oikive731/
Ockawe731/
Okoihue6782/
Okew6776/
Hokoiwa6727/
Akiw677/
Okhisue674/
Okoibee673/
Ochkewe672/
Hukuiwe671/
Okuyawe671/
Ohgkewe671/
Hochiwe671/
Okajowe671/
Okeyive671/
Okhauwe671/
Okujewe671/
Ukaijwe671/
Okyw671/
Oqiw671/

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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 Okiwe
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