Okwach Surname
Approximately 2,309 people bear this surname
Okwach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,167 | 1:21,311 | 2,447 |
| Tanzania | 107 | 1:494,781 | 33,101 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Okwach (441) may also be a first name.
Okwach Demographics
Okwach Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okwach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwach Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okwach is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwach? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 183,872nd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,156,148 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwach reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okwach is also the 408,221st most prevalent given name globally It is held by 441 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 2,167 people, or 1 in 21,311. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 21 percent reside, Migori County, where 19 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 17 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Okwach Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwache | 92 | 107 | / |
| Okwatch | 92 | 21 | / |
| Okwac | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okwuache | 86 | 6 | / |
| Akwach | 83 | 106 | / |
| Okwaci | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okwech | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ocwach | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwoch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwoche | 77 | 1,571 | / |
| Ogwache | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ongwach | 77 | 5 | / |
| Okuache | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akwache | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ukwache | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwac | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogwauche | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ongweach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuoche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwoiche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwooche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwech | 67 | 299 | / |
| Ogwech | 67 | 15 | / |
| Akuach | 67 | 8 | / |
| Akwoch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okuoch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuech | 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 Okwach
- 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