Okuwe Surname
Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname
Okuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 611 | 1:289,923 | 16,281 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Okuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okuwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okuwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 350,471st most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okuwe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Okuwe is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 611 people, or 1 in 289,923. In Nigeria Okuwe is most common in: Delta, where 51 percent are found, Edo, where 30 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 40 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okuweh | 91 | 101 | / |
| Okuwei | 91 | 11 | / |
| Okuwge | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okguwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okouwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okuw | 89 | 13 | / |
| Okhauwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okuwa | 80 | 2,648 | / |
| Ekuwe | 80 | 321 | / |
| Okiwe | 80 | 178 | / |
| Akuwe | 80 | 164 | / |
| Okowe | 80 | 161 | / |
| Ukuwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ojkuw | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okuwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ocuwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okeuw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okouswei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houkuiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okouwa | 73 | 67 | / |
| Akouwe | 73 | 29 | / |
| Akuwei | 73 | 29 | / |
| Okuibe | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ekuwei | 73 | 14 | / |
| Akuhwe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Okowei | 73 | 11 | / |
| Okuiwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Okowhe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ekeuwe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Akuwee | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okuwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ekuewe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okeuwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gakuwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ukauwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okowie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okauwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akkuwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okujwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okeube | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akuwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuhue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okouve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuewi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okubea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuwii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hukuwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okouwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okiwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeuwei | 67 | 431 | / |
| Akuw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akuweit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ozkuvet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akhuewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okouwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuwoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeuweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okujjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukubey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aukuwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekuewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okiewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hukuiwe | 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 Okuwe
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