Okwar Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Okwar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 73 | 1:534,785 | 29,774 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Okwar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwar is found most in Uganda. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,894,523rd most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwar are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 534,785. In Uganda it is most common in: Lira District, where 29 percent are found, Agago District, where 12 percent are found and Apac District, where 12 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okware | 91 | 12,454 | / |
| Okwart | 91 | 51 | / |
| Gokwar | 91 | 4 | / |
| Okwear | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okwaare | 83 | 16 | / |
| Okwuahr | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okwor | 80 | 11,281 | / |
| Akwar | 80 | 839 | / |
| Ekwar | 80 | 501 | / |
| Ogwar | 80 | 40 | / |
| Okuar | 80 | 10 | / |
| Hockwart | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akware | 73 | 9,663 | / |
| Ogware | 73 | 123 | / |
| Okwore | 73 | 16 | / |
| Akhwar | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gukwar | 73 | 14 | / |
| Okwuor | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ongwar | 73 | 9 | / |
| Onkwor | 73 | 8 | / |
| Akwair | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gokuar | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okwoor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okuare | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogward | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwear | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwoir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okweir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Udkwar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akkwar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hockwarth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aukward | 67 | 39 | / |
| Okwuhor | 67 | 26 | / |
| Akwaare | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ounkwor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akwaire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akwahar | 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 Okwar
- 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