Okwan Surname
Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname
Okwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Okwan (82) may also be a first name.
Okwan Demographics
Average Okwan Salary in
United States
$25,094 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwan is found most in Ghana. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Okwan.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 350,743rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,007,256 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okwan reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okwan is also the 1,060,447th most common first name globally It is held by 82 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Other than Ghana this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Okwan Last Name Statistics demography
Okwan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.84% less than the national average, earning $25,094 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwane | 91 | 32 | / |
| Okwaan | 91 | 6 | / |
| Oikwan | 91 | 4 | / |
| Onkwan | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ohkwan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hokwan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okwand | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gokwan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okwain | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okkwang | 83 | 46 | / |
| Hokwane | 83 | 23 | / |
| Ongkwan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ogkwang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okhhwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwuane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekwan | 80 | 2,093 | / |
| Akwan | 80 | 1,745 | / |
| Okwon | 80 | 157 | / |
| Ukwan | 80 | 54 | / |
| Ogwan | 80 | 43 | / |
| Okuan | 80 | 12 | / |
| Hockwand | 77 | 0 | / |
| Akhwan | 73 | 599 | / |
| Ongwan | 73 | 166 | / |
| Ekwain | 73 | 126 | / |
| Ogwane | 73 | 77 | / |
| Akwane | 73 | 44 | / |
| Ocwang | 73 | 12 | / |
| Okwein | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ukwane | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ahkwan | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hakwan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okwone | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okwuon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ukwuan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okuang | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Kwon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akwain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogwanh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oqwang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aakwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ackwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hokwon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onkuan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwoin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwuone | 67 | 199 | / |
| Akhwaan | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ogwan'g | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hakwane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okwuong | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ogwaang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akgwang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hogwane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwosen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukkwand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwonne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoikwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwhand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwa'ng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwaane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwongh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwoyng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwangh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwanhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oggwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Kwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwanne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guckwan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Okwan
- 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