Okwako Surname
Approximately 2,365 people bear this surname
Okwako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,310 | 1:19,991 | 2,319 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Okwako (270) may also be a first name.
Okwako Demographics
Okwako Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okwako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwako Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okwako is found most in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Okwako click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwako? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 180,255th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,081,415 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwako are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 541,116th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 270 people.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 2,310 people, or 1 in 19,991. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 41 percent live, Nairobi County, where 17 percent live and Vihiga County, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Okwako exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Okwako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Okwako last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwuako | 92 | 3 | / |
| Okwakoi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Okwoko | 83 | 77 | / |
| Akwako | 83 | 60 | / |
| Okwaka | 83 | 18 | / |
| Okuako | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ocwako | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ekwako | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okwuaka | 77 | 92 | / |
| Okweaka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akwuako | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okwokuo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ekwakoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwaka | 67 | 250 | / |
| Okweka | 67 | 171 | / |
| Okuaka | 67 | 137 | / |
| Okwoka | 67 | 117 | / |
| Agwako | 67 | 47 | / |
| Akuako | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ekwaka | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ekweko | 67 | 13 | / |
| Akwaco | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ogbako | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ukwaka | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ogwaka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okwaca | 67 | 6 | / |
| Acwako | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okuoko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akweko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaco | 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 Okwako
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