Okunniwa Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Okunniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Okunniwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
England131:4,286,005132,302

Okunniwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okunniwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okunniwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Okunniwa reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Okunniwa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 87 percent live, Edo, where 3 percent live and Ondo, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 30 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okuniwa9333/
Okunnuwa88902/
Okeunnuwa823/
Okunuwa80162/
Okuniva804/
Okuniwe804/
Okunewa801/
Okunieva753/
Okuunuwa753/
Gakunnywa711/
Okuneva679,702/
Okonewa6722/
Akiniwa6710/
Okoniwe675/
Okunibi674/
Akunywa671/
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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 Okunniwa
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