Okonwor Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okonwor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Okonwor Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okonwor Last Name Facts

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

Okonwor is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okonwor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okonwor is the 3,730,171st most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Okonwor live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Okonwor is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 59 percent are found, Rivers, where 22 percent are found and Lagos, where 19 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oconwor861/
Okonbor861/
Okounbor801/
Okombor712/
Ekonwar711/
Akonwar711/
Ukonwar711/
Akonbor711/
Okunware6736/
Okunmbor673/

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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 Okonwor
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