Okwanyo Surname
Approximately 816 people bear this surname
Okwanyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 806 | 1:57,295 | 5,676 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okwanyo (77) may also be a first name.
Okwanyo Demographics
Okwanyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akwanyo | 86 | 95 | / |
| Okwanya | 86 | 89 | / |
| Okwonyo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ukwanyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okuanyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okwuanya | 80 | 17 | / |
| Akwanya | 71 | 285 | / |
| Agwanyo | 71 | 147 | / |
| Acwanyo | 71 | 129 | / |
| Ogwonyo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ukwanya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ogwanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okuanjo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okwanja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okwonjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbanyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogwanjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwuanya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ogwuanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwuania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuasnya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwanyat | 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 Okwanyo
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