Okwada Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okwada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1091:358,15923,337
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Okwada Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okwada is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Okwada.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwada? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwada reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 358,159. In Uganda Okwada is mostly concentrated in: Dokolo District, where 43 percent reside, Lira District, where 41 percent reside and Apac District, where 7 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwuada9296/
Gokwada9211/
Okwadha929/
Okweada921/
Okweda831,956/
Akwada831,231/
Okwadi83421/
Okwado83162/
Ogwada8376/
Ekwada8341/
Ukwada8331/
Okuada8322/
Ocwada8318/
Okwade8312/
Okwoda835/
Okwuadi77229/
Ukwuada7718/
Gakwada7715/
Okwadje7712/
Okwadhe7711/
Akwadah7710/
Akwadai777/
Okwaado774/
Okwadho773/
Okwuade772/
Akwadha772/
Okwedah771/
Okwadhi771/
Akwadda771/
Hekwada771/
Okwuoda771/
Okwuadei7119/
Akwaadah712/
Gakwatda711/
Ogbada671,165/
Agwada67232/
Okuade67226/
Ukwadi67147/
Ukwade67147/
Ogweda67106/
Okwode6786/
Ukuada6758/
Ogwado6752/
Akweda6737/
Akwade6729/
Okwedo6727/
Okwodo6717/
Ogwade6710/
Okwodi6710/
Ogwadi6710/
Akwadi679/
Okueda677/
Egwada676/
Hockwader675/
Ekwado674/
Okuadi674/
Oguada673/
Ugwada672/
Akwado672/
Ukwado672/
Akwoda671/
Ekweda671/
Akuada671/

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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 Okwada
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis