Okowi Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Okowi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 192 | 1:922,619 | 39,799 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Okowi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okowi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okowi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okowi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,121,821st most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Okowi live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 72 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Rivers, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okowei | 91 | 11 | / |
| Okowit | 91 | 8 | / |
| Oskowi | 91 | 4 | / |
| Okowie | 91 | 3 | / |
| Okohwi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okouwi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okowui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oskowis | 83 | 26 | / |
| Goukowi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okowe | 80 | 161 | / |
| Okewi | 80 | 30 | / |
| Okovi | 80 | 26 | / |
| Okawi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Akowi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Okuwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekowi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okouswei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akowei | 73 | 433 | / |
| Okawai | 73 | 162 | / |
| Ekowei | 73 | 86 | / |
| Okouwa | 73 | 67 | / |
| Akowai | 73 | 45 | / |
| Hokawi | 73 | 34 | / |
| Okewih | 73 | 34 | / |
| Okuobi | 73 | 34 | / |
| Gokovi | 73 | 34 | / |
| Okuwei | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ahkowi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Okowhe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Uskowi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Okuwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okovie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okowha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okawei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okewoi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okuowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oskovi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okovit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukowei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okewie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okehwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okkovi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okowes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okowet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okouui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuwii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoihue | 67 | 82 | / |
| Okochwe | 67 | 51 | / |
| Hokoiwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ukowich | 67 | 16 | / |
| Okovich | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oukoubi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okoibee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akouwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ashkowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Askowai | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Kawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oskovei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okouwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odkoviz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokovai | 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 Okowi
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