Okonkwu Surname
Approximately 354 people bear this surname
Okonkwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 348 | 1:509,031 | 25,276 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okonkwu (52) may also be a first name.
Okonkwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okonkwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okonkwu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Okonkwu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okonkwu? popularity and diffusion
Okonkwu is the 794,916th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okonkwu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 52 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 509,031. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Enugu, where 26 percent live, Rivers, where 10 percent live and Abia, where 10 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okonkwou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okonkqwu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okongkwu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okongwu | 86 | 3,784 | / |
| Okankwu | 86 | 151 | / |
| Okonkwoe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Okonkwoo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Okonngwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okongwuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oukongwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okosngwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okonggwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akankwu | 71 | 44 | / |
| Okomgwu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Akongwu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Okamkwu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ukankwu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okungwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okangwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akunkwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukangkwu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Adkankwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukangwu | 57 | 53 | / |
| Akangwu | 57 | 16 | / |
| Ekangwu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ukungwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Okangbu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Akongbou | 53 | 15 | / |
| Ekeungwu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ukumngwu | 53 | 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 Okonkwu
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