Okonkwo Surname
Approximately 260,323 people bear this surname
Okonkwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 256,725 | 1:690 | 81 |
| United States | 1,211 | 1:299,305 | 27,626 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| England | 744 | 1:74,890 | 8,505 |
| South Africa | 196 | 1:276,417 | 27,312 |
| Canada | 94 | 1:391,974 | 34,739 |
| Ireland | 66 | 1:71,348 | 4,439 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Iceland | 19 | 1:20,005 | 1,629 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Belize | 9 | 1:39,497 | 2,328 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Okonkwo (10,354) may also be a first name.
Okonkwo Demographics
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Okonkwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okonkwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okonkwo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okonkwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okonkwo is the 2,099th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okonkwo live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 59,850th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 10,354 people.
The surname Okonkwo is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 256,725 people, or 1 in 690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Anambra, where 43 percent reside, Imo, where 12 percent reside and Enugu, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Ghana, where 0 percent reside.
Okonkwo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Okonkwo last name are 38.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.54% being registered with the political party.
The amount Okonkwo earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.93% less than the national average, earning R 192,660 per year; in United States they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $46,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.01% less than the national average, earning $46,695 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okonnkwo | 93 | 30 | / |
| Okonkwuo | 93 | 24 | / |
| Okoonkwo | 93 | 21 | / |
| Okonkwoh | 93 | 10 | / |
| Okonkwwo | 93 | 7 | / |
| Okonkkwo | 93 | 6 | / |
| Okonkwoi | 93 | 5 | / |
| Okonkwoo | 93 | 5 | / |
| Ockonkwo | 93 | 4 | / |
| Okonkwoa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Okonkcwo | 93 | 4 | / |
| Okonkhwo | 93 | 3 | / |
| Okonkwot | 93 | 3 | / |
| Okuonkwo | 93 | 3 | / |
| Okoynkwo | 93 | 2 | / |
| Okkonkwo | 93 | 2 | / |
| Okomnkwo | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ookonkwo | 93 | 2 | / |
| Oikonkwo | 93 | 2 | / |
| Okounkwo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Oukonkwo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okohnkwo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okonkwou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okonkwohe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Okonkwoha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Okonkwa | 86 | 59 | / |
| Okongwo | 86 | 28 | / |
| Okunkwo | 86 | 19 | / |
| Okankwo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Okonkuo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ukonkwo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okonnnnkwo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Akonkwa | 71 | 3,369 | / |
| Okongwa | 71 | 45 | / |
| Okungwo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Akankwo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Okonquo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okomgwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akongwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okoungbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okounkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akongwoh | 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 Okonkwo
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