Okokwu Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Okokwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okokwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okokwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okokwu occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okokwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,106,139th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okokwu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria Okokwu is primarily found in: Delta, where 21 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 21 percent are found and Kaduna, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Okokwu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okoukwu | 92 | 59 | / |
| Okojkwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ookokwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okonkwou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okonkqwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okongkwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okochkwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okogwu | 83 | 787 | / |
| Okekwu | 83 | 604 | / |
| Okakwu | 83 | 553 | / |
| Akokwu | 83 | 307 | / |
| Okukwu | 83 | 34 | / |
| Ekokwu | 83 | 28 | / |
| Ukokwu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Okaekwu | 77 | 217 | / |
| Okankwu | 77 | 151 | / |
| Okeukwu | 77 | 78 | / |
| Okougwu | 77 | 26 | / |
| Okoegwu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Okoogwu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akuokwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okeckwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akoukwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ojkukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okonngwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oukongwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okongwuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okonggwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akogwu | 67 | 7,390 | / |
| Okegwu | 67 | 164 | / |
| Ukakwu | 67 | 130 | / |
| Okagwu | 67 | 87 | / |
| Akukwu | 67 | 44 | / |
| Akakwu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ukukwu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekekwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akekwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekogwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeqwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocogwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okugwu | 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 Okokwu
- 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