Okwamu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Okwamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Okwamu (4) may also be a first name.
Okwamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwamu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Okwamu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwamu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okwamu is the 8,968,613th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Okwamu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwamu are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okwamu is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 4 people.
The surname Okwamu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Okwamu is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwamu | 83 | 244 | / |
| Okwemu | 83 | 33 | / |
| Akwamu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Okwomu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okwuemu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Okwuomu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Acwamu | 67 | 116 | / |
| Ekwomu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akwomu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuomu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Ughwamu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Egwuamu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Ugwuamu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Oygbamu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ukwuomu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Acwaamu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ogwhemu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Angweamu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Agbamu | 50 | 1,171 | / |
| Agbomu | 50 | 361 | / |
| Ogbomu | 50 | 46 | / |
| Egwomu | 50 | 8 | / |
| Ugbomu | 50 | 3 | / |
| Egwemu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Aguomu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Akuomu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Eguomu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ugbamu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Oghehewemu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ekuemu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Agwemu | 50 | 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 Okwamu
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