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 last name Okuwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okuwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 350,471st most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okuwe live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 611 people, or 1 in 289,923. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 51 percent live, Edo, where 30 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 40 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
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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