Okwany Surname

164,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okwany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,7701:22,0563,220
Kenya8571:53,8865,401
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Okwany (126) may also be a first name.

Okwany Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okwany Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Okwany occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwany? popularity and diffusion

Okwany is the 164,067th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,755,216 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okwany reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okwany is also the 829,183rd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 126 people.

Okwany is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 1,770 people, or 1 in 22,056. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Alebtong District, where 18 percent reside, Lira District, where 18 percent reside and Apac District, where 14 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 32 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Okwany Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Okwany surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwanyi92151/
Okwuanyi8669/
Onkwanyi865/
Okwaniey861/
Okwana83490/
Akwany83128/
Ocwany8390/
Okwani8363/
Okwane8332/
Ogwany834/
Okwony831/
Okuany831/
Hokwana77973/
Onkwani77298/
Akwanyi77266/
Ogwanyi77171/
Okwangi77109/
Hokwane7723/
Okwuani7715/
Okwuana7712/
Okwanet778/
Okwonyo772/
Ukwanyi772/
Ukwanyo771/
Okuanyo771/
Okwaana771/
Okwuane771/
Ogwuanyi7123/
Ukwuanyi715/
Ongwanyi712/
Okwanihe711/
Akwanaya711/
Oukwuani711/
Akwana67474/
Akwani67343/
Ukwani67165/
Ogwana67147/
Ogwane6777/
Okuani6762/
Akwane6744/
Agwany6713/
Ogwani6712/
Ukwana6712/
Ukwane679/
Acwany676/
Okwoni676/
Akuany675/
Ugwany674/
Okwone672/
Okuana671/
Akwangaya671/
Ogwanh671/

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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
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  • 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 Okwany
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