Okowa Surname

508,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4151:426,85022,077
Kenya2021:228,61316,073
England61:9,286,343223,652
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Okowa (29) may also be a first name.

Okowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okowa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okowa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 508,499th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okowa live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okowa is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname Okowa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 415 people, or 1 in 426,850. In Nigeria Okowa is most common in: Delta, where 78 percent reside, Rivers, where 12 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Okowa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Okowa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Okowa surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okouwa9167/
Gokowa9112/
Okowat9111/
Okhowa914/
Okowha914/
Okowah914/
Hokowa913/
Okuowa912/
Oukowa911/
Okoway911/
Okoowa911/
Okow8951/
Okhowat8354/
Hokoiwa8327/
Ohikowa8311/
Okuowga832/
Okowatt831/
Oukouwa831/
Okochwa831/
Okawa8087,363/
Akowa80537/
Ekowa80403/
Okova80378/
Ogowa80110/
Okowo8040/
Ukowa8026/
Ocowa802/
Okowt801/
Gokow801/
Uokow800/
Ohikhowa771/
Oikawa7392,590/
Hokawa731,073/
Gokova73675/
Ohkawa73573/
Akowua73290/
Oskova73178/
Okawai73162/
Hokova73145/
Okobah73112/
Okhawa7373/
Okhova7368/
Akowai7345/
Akouwa7345/
Ookowt7320/
Oykova7315/
Hoskow7314/
Okooba7312/
Ogowna7311/
Okowei7311/
Oekawa739/
Ookawa738/
Goykow738/
Uokawa737/
Ockova737/
Gojkow736/
Oukawa736/
Okawah736/
Okuowo736/
Okoowo735/
Okohua735/
Okovay734/
Akowaa734/
Akowah734/
Okowuo734/
Gokowo734/
Akowad734/
Otkova733/
Gukowa733/
Okeuwa733/
Uksowa733/
Oikoba733/
Oekova732/
Okuova732/
Okauwa732/
Ukuowa732/
Okohwo732/
Oykawa732/
Oskawa732/
Akoowa732/
Gokawa732/
Gockow731/
Adkowa731/
Ukouwa731/
Akoway731/
Akowea731/
Okawga731/
Ekowha731/
Hockow731/
Oukhow731/
Okaawa731/
Okowou731/
Ukoywa731/
Uskowa731/
Uokova731/
Ekowah731/
Akowoa731/
Akoiwa731/
Okovah731/
Okowoh731/
Okowoo731/
Okojua731/
Hokowo731/
Akowga731/
Akhowa731/
Ukhowa731/
Ojiekhowa719/
Ochkova67333/
Akow67150/
Okov67140/
Okav6764/
Okochua6762/
Oshkova6745/
Akowacz6741/
Gockova6736/
Hoskova6736/
Hoikawa6726/
Hodkova6721/
Goykova6714/
Okaf6712/
Hatkowa6710/
Oukhova678/
Okaw677/
Ouskova677/
Hockova676/
Gojkova675/
Gokhova674/
Goikova674/
Goukova673/
Ukow673/
Ukuowha673/
Hojkova673/
Akouwai672/
Oskhova671/
Akowaah671/
Hozkova671/
Hoškova671/
Oukawai671/
Okhovad671/
Okoysua671/
Ocow671/
O'Kawai671/
Goigowa671/
Akoswaa671/
Askowai671/
Okhauwa671/
Okhuoua671/
Okouwoy671/
Okoosua671/
Okof671/
Hakoiwa671/
Hokovai671/

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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
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  • 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 Okowa
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