Okwaras Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Okwaras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okwaras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwaras Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okwaras occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwaras? popularity and diffusion
Okwaras is the 3,665,662nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Okwaras occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Okwaras reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Okwaras is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda it is most common in: Tororo District, where 61 percent live, Busia District, where 6 percent live and Kampala District, where 6 percent live. Besides Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwara | 92 | 12,147 | / |
| Akwaras | 86 | 38 | / |
| Okwarah | 86 | 29 | / |
| Okkwara | 86 | 6 | / |
| Okwuara | 86 | 5 | / |
| Onkwara | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ookwara | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ohkwara | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okwaara | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ockwara | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okwwara | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oikwara | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okwaro | 77 | 4,849 | / |
| Akwara | 77 | 2,604 | / |
| Ogwara | 77 | 1,465 | / |
| Okwora | 77 | 13 | / |
| Okuara | 77 | 6 | / |
| Okwaroi | 71 | 105 | / |
| Egwaras | 71 | 65 | / |
| Okwuora | 71 | 44 | / |
| Okwairo | 71 | 35 | / |
| Okwarot | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ogwarah | 71 | 18 | / |
| Akwarga | 71 | 8 | / |
| Okwaroh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okworah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akwarah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ogwuara | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ogwarad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwuara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oghwara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ocwaira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwaroy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuorah | 67 | 86 | / |
| Ong'wara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okworait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokuhara | 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 Okwaras
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