Okwanyo Surname

424,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okwanyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwanyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8061:57,2955,676
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okwanyo (77) may also be a first name.

Okwanyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okwanyo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwanyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 424,145th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,930,816 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okwanyo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okwanyo is also the 1,100,117th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 77 people.

The last name Okwanyo is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 806 people, or 1 in 57,295. In Kenya Okwanyo is mostly found in: Migori County, where 41 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 19 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Okwanyo occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Okwanyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Okwanyo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwanyo8695/
Okwanya8689/
Okwonyo862/
Ukwanyo861/
Okuanyo861/
Okwuanya8017/
Akwanya71285/
Agwanyo71147/
Acwanyo71129/
Ogwonyo7115/
Ukwanya718/
Ogwanya714/
Okuanjo713/
Okwanja712/
Okwonjo711/
Ogbanyo711/
Ogwanjo711/
Okwonya711/
Akwuanya675/
Ogwuanya672/
Okwuania671/
Okuasnya671/
Akwanyat671/

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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 Okwanyo
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