Okukwe Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Okukwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Okukwe (52) may also be a first name.
Okukwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okukwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okukwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okukwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okukwe is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Okukwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Okukwe are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okukwe is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 52 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Okukwe is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 57 percent live, Cross River, where 14 percent live and Delta, where 14 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okuekwe | 92 | 24 | / |
| Akukwe | 83 | 550 | / |
| Ekukwe | 83 | 75 | / |
| Okukwa | 83 | 51 | / |
| Okokwe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ukukwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okikwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akuekwe | 77 | 64 | / |
| Okukwai | 77 | 12 | / |
| Akukwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okokwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okuigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okigkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeukwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akunnkwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okigwe | 67 | 364 | / |
| Akukwa | 67 | 106 | / |
| Akokwe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Akugwe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Okogwe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Okokwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Okogue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Akukwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ukokwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hookokwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okokue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okugue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akukue | 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 Okukwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis