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
Okwang has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 233,618th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,222,217 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 99 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 1,694 people, or 1 in 23,046. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Apac District, where 27 percent live, Lira District, where 12 percent live and Dokolo District, where 11 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
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
- 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