Okware Surname

41,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okware Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okware Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda10,4861:3,723671
Kenya1,9071:24,2162,734
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Okware (465) may also be a first name.

Okware Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okware occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okware? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okware is the 41,916th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 585,157 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okware reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okware is also the 395,119th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 465 people.

The surname Okware is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 10,486 people, or 1 in 3,723. In Uganda Okware is most common in: Tororo District, where 43 percent live, Bugiri District, where 14 percent live and Busia District, where 11 percent live. Excluding Uganda Okware occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Okware Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Okware surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwaare9216/
Okwaret921/
Okwar9196/
Okwarije862/
Onkwareh861/
Okwara8312,147/
Akware839,663/
Okwere83594/
Okwari83187/
Ogware83123/
Okwart8351/
Okwore8316/
Ekware8313/
Gokwar834/
Okwire832/
Okuare832/
Okwear831/
Okwaroi77105/
Okworie7740/
Ekwaire7725/
Okgbare7716/
Okweere7711/
Akwaare7710/
Okwerre776/
Okkwara776/
Okwuara775/
Okwuere774/
Ookwara772/
Akwaree772/
Okwuahr772/
Gakware772/
Akwaire772/
Ockwara771/
Ekkware771/
Ogwaret771/
Ogwarey771/
Okwaara771/
Okwaroy771/
Oikwara771/
Okwwara771/
Ohkwara771/
Okwor7311,281/
Akwar73839/
Ogwar7340/
Okuar7310/
Hockwart715/
Aekwaree713/
Akwehare712/
Akwejare711/
Okwuyere711/
Ekwere6715,597/
Okwori676,494/
Akwara672,604/
Ogwara671,465/
Ogwari67917/
Akwari67902/
Egware67839/
Ogwere67216/
Ogbare67158/
Okweri67154/
Akwere67104/
Agware6784/
Oguare6751/
Okuere6723/
Okwory6720/
Akhwar6716/
Ogwire6714/
Akuare6713/
Okwora6713/
Okwuor6711/
Okwery6711/
Ekwari6710/
Ongwar679/
Onkwor678/
Okuara676/
Ukwara676/
Akwire675/
Ukwari675/
Okuore673/
Gokuar673/
Akwair673/
Oquare672/
Hockwarth672/
Okwoor672/
Akwore672/
Akkwar671/
Akwatreet671/
Ogward671/
Okweir671/
Okuary671/
Akwaheire671/
Okwoir671/

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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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  • 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 Okware
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