Okwanga Surname
Approximately 2,304 people bear this surname
Okwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,296 | 1:17,003 | 2,629 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Okwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okwanga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okwanga is the 184,200th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,162,997 people. The last name Okwanga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwanga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,296 people, or 1 in 17,003. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Dokolo District, where 27 percent live, Oyam District, where 15 percent live and Amolatar District, where 12 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwuanga | 93 | 16 | / |
| Oikwanga | 93 | 15 | / |
| Okwang'a | 93 | 10 | / |
| Oekwanga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okwangha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okwangat | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okwainga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okwaanga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okwonga | 86 | 2,606 | / |
| Akwanga | 86 | 739 | / |
| Ogwanga | 86 | 142 | / |
| Okwangi | 86 | 109 | / |
| Okwange | 86 | 50 | / |
| Ekwanga | 86 | 40 | / |
| Okwango | 86 | 16 | / |
| Okuanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwangha | 80 | 100 | / |
| Ekwang'a | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ongwanga | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ogwang'a | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okwang'o | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwongha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwanghi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukwangai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akwangah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akwangai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aekwanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akhwanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukcweanga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Akwangaha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akwangaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akwango | 71 | 1,061 | / |
| Agwanga | 71 | 329 | / |
| Ogbanga | 71 | 317 | / |
| Ogwangi | 71 | 256 | / |
| Egwanga | 71 | 200 | / |
| Ugwanga | 71 | 137 | / |
| Ukwonga | 71 | 50 | / |
| Ekwango | 71 | 37 | / |
| Okwongo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Akwange | 71 | 13 | / |
| Akwangi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Akwonga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Okwongi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ogwange | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oguanga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ogwango | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okweanegho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekuanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuanegho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uugwanga | 67 | 3,852 | / |
| Ogwang'i | 67 | 72 | / |
| Akwanget | 67 | 39 | / |
| Agwangoa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Okuongha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ogwanghi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ogbangaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwong'o | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwangha | 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 Okwanga
- 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