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 in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Okwany.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwany? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 164,067th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,755,216 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okwany are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okwany is also the 829,183rd most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 126 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 1,770 people, or 1 in 22,056. In Uganda Okwany is mostly found in: Alebtong District, where 18 percent are found, Lira District, where 18 percent are found and Apac District, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Okwany occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 32 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Okwany Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily 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
  • 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 Okwany
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