Okoruwa Surname
Approximately 2,667 people bear this surname
Okoruwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,594 | 1:68,289 | 4,954 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Okoruwa (69) may also be a first name.
Okoruwa Demographics
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Okoruwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okoruwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okoruwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okoruwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 162,950th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,732,488 people. Okoruwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Okoruwa are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okoruwa is also the 1,171,416th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 69 people.
Okoruwa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,594 people, or 1 in 68,289. In Nigeria Okoruwa is most common in: Edo, where 54 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Okoruwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Okoruwa last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
Okoruwa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,107 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okorouwa | 93 | 45 | / |
| Okoruwah | 93 | 3 | / |
| Okoruwua | 93 | 3 | / |
| Okouruwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okoruwe | 86 | 70 | / |
| Okuruwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Okeruwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okharuwa | 80 | 20 | / |
| Okoruwei | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ekhoruwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Okereuwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Akooruwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okorouba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okoruywei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okorowo | 71 | 168 | / |
| Akaruwa | 71 | 86 | / |
| Okoriwo | 71 | 37 | / |
| Ukoruwi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ekaruwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Okariwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ukaruwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okaruwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okuruwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akuruwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okorowei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akarauwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekereuwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okoroweh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okorowoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okharuwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuruwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okurubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoroube | 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 Okoruwa
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