Okwara Surname

42,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okwara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,1371:21,7701,954
Kenya2,8801:16,0351,916
Uganda5361:72,8348,014
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
England991:562,80934,447
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Okwara (1,601) may also be a first name.

Okwara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okwara is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwara? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okwara is the 42,854th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 599,946 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okwara reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 193,128th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 1,601 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8,137 people, or 1 in 21,770. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 34 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Rivers, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 24 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Okwara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Okwara last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Okwara surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Okwara earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.21% less than the national average, earning R 82,668 per year and in United States they earn 15.55% more than the national average, earning $49,860 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwarah9229/
Okwaras9229/
Okkwara926/
Okwuara925/
Onkwara924/
Ookwara922/
Ohkwara921/
Okwaara921/
Ockwara921/
Oikwara921/
Okwwara921/
Okwera8316,697/
Okware8312,454/
Okwaro834,849/
Akwara832,604/
Ogwara831,465/
Okwari83187/
Ekwara8328/
Okwora8313/
Okuara836/
Ukwara836/
Okwaroi77105/
Okwuora7744/
Okwairo7735/
Okwarot7723/
Ogwarah7718/
Okwaare7716/
Akwarga778/
Okwaroh773/
Okworah773/
Akwarah772/
Ogwuara772/
Ekwarai771/
Ocwaira771/
Okwaroy771/
Okwaret771/
Oghwara771/
Ogwarad771/
Akwuara771/
Okwuorah7186/
Okwarije712/
Gukwarai711/
Ong'wara711/
Onkwareh711/
Okworait711/
Hokuhara711/
Akware679,663/
Okwori676,494/
Ogbara673,630/
Okwero673,132/
Ekwaro672,536/
Okworo671,262/
Agwara671,228/
Ogwari67917/
Akwari67902/
Ogwaro67569/
Ogwora67469/
Oguara67465/
Akwera67326/
Akwaro67159/
Ogware67123/
Ekwera6756/
Ugwara6741/
Okwory6720/
Ogwera6716/
Okwore6716/
Ukwari675/
Ukuara675/
Okuare672/
Ekwora671/
Oungwhara671/
Oquara671/
Okuary671/
Ocwera671/
Egwara671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okwara
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