Okwang Surname
Approximately 1,726 people bear this surname
Okwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,694 | 1:23,046 | 3,336 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Okwang (99) may also be a first name.
Okwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwang is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 233,618th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,222,217 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwang live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okwang is also the 951,070th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 99 people.
The surname Okwang is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,694 people, or 1 in 23,046. In Uganda Okwang is mostly found in: Apac District, where 27 percent reside, Lira District, where 12 percent reside and Dokolo District, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Okwang occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okkwang | 92 | 46 | / |
| Ogkwang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okhwang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ogwang | 83 | 61,054 | / |
| Okwong | 83 | 4,504 | / |
| Akwang | 83 | 2,852 | / |
| Ekwang | 83 | 2,604 | / |
| Ukwang | 83 | 86 | / |
| Ocwang | 83 | 12 | / |
| Okuang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oqwang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hongkwang | 80 | 31 | / |
| Hounkwang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogwan'g | 77 | 7 | / |
| Okwuong | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ogwaang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ogwangs | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akgwang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ankwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| O'Kwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oggwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwanhg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwangh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hekwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwoyng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwoung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwa'ng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwongh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hokwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angkwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heukwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hougwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoikwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakkwang | 71 | 0 | / |
| Agwang | 67 | 17,207 | / |
| Ogbang | 67 | 884 | / |
| Egwang | 67 | 873 | / |
| Ekuang | 67 | 338 | / |
| Akwong | 67 | 256 | / |
| Ekwong | 67 | 161 | / |
| Akuang | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ukwong | 67 | 78 | / |
| Oqwong | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okwomg | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oguang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ugwang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hongkuang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hongweang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwamg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Honghwang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hungkwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hongwaing | 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 Okwang
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