Okonewa Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Okonewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Okonewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okonewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okonewa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okonewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Okonewa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okonewa live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 43 percent live, Niger, where 29 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okenewa | 86 | 19 | / |
| Okoneva | 86 | 6 | / |
| Okunewa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okonewo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okonawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okonewe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okouneva | 80 | 24 | / |
| Okonaeva | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okonoeva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hokonaeva | 75 | 4 | / |
| Okhotneva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okuneva | 71 | 9,702 | / |
| Okaniwa | 71 | 4,087 | / |
| Akonawa | 71 | 105 | / |
| Okenywa | 71 | 51 | / |
| Okuniwa | 71 | 33 | / |
| Okonowo | 71 | 27 | / |
| Okonawo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Okonebo | 71 | 12 | / |
| Okonibe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Okaneva | 71 | 10 | / |
| Okonhwo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Okoniwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Akanewa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ekoniwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okonebi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okonywo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okonyve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akoneba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okenawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekenewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okonjwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akoneva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekoneva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okeneva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakoneva | 67 | 49 | / |
| Okunniwa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Okenaeva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Okuneeva | 67 | 20 | / |
| Oekeneva | 67 | 14 | / |
| Okoneboh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okunieva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okonowoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okonivie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okonoiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okounowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okkuneva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akonehwe | 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 Okonewa
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