Okwakau Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Okwakau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 179 | 1:257,988 | 17,342 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okwakau Demographics
Okwakau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okwakau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwakau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwakau occurs most in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwakau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,173,425th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. Okwakau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwakau are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 257,988. In Kenya Okwakau is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 58 percent are found, Busia County, where 40 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Okwakau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwaka | 92 | 18 | / |
| Okwaku | 92 | 2 | / |
| Okwuaka | 86 | 92 | / |
| Okwuaku | 86 | 41 | / |
| Okweaka | 86 | 4 | / |
| Akwaka | 77 | 250 | / |
| Okweka | 77 | 171 | / |
| Okuaka | 77 | 137 | / |
| Okwoka | 77 | 117 | / |
| Okweku | 77 | 78 | / |
| Okwoku | 77 | 71 | / |
| Ekwaka | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ukwaka | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ogwaka | 77 | 8 | / |
| Akwaku | 77 | 8 | / |
| Okwaca | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ekwaku | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okuaku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ukwuaku | 71 | 59 | / |
| Akwuaka | 71 | 52 | / |
| Ogwuaka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekwuaka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okwakoi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ukwuaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwaika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuoku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwokah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekwakai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwakou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwakeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwakah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwueka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okuakaji | 67 | 30 | / |
| Okwhokah | 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 Okwakau
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