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
The surname Okukwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okukwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Okukwe reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 52 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 57 percent reside, Cross River, where 14 percent reside and Delta, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent reside.
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