Okwaro Surname

97,826th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okwaro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,5741:10,0961,288
Uganda1491:262,00919,164
Tanzania931:569,26536,354
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Okwaro (688) may also be a first name.

Okwaro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okwaro is found most in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwaro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okwaro is the 97,826th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,502,897 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okwaro live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Okwaro is also the 315,345th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 688 people.

Okwaro is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,574 people, or 1 in 10,096. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 30 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 18 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Okwaro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya.

Okwaro earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwaroi92105/
Okwairo9235/
Okwarot9223/
Okwaroh923/
Okwaroy921/
Okwara8312,147/
Okwero833,132/
Ekwaro832,536/
Okworo831,262/
Ogwaro83569/
Akwaro83159/
Okwaras7729/
Okwarah7729/
Okwoero778/
Okkwara776/
Okwuara775/
Onkwara774/
Okwuero772/
Ekwaroh772/
Ookwara772/
Ockwara771/
Onkworo771/
Okwooro771/
Okworot771/
Okwaara771/
Ohkwara771/
Gakwaro771/
Eukwaro771/
Akwaroi771/
Oikwara771/
Okweiro771/
Okwwara771/
Okwuoro771/
Akwairo771/
Okworoit7115/
Ekwairou711/
Okwera6716,697/
Akwero6714,774/
Akwara672,604/
Ogbaro671,503/
Ogwara671,465/
Agwaro67416/
Ogwero6734/
Ekwara6728/
Ekwero6724/
Akworo6724/
Ekworo6719/
Ogworo6715/
Okuoro6715/
Okwora6713/
Ukworo6710/
Ukwara676/
Okuara676/
Oguaro672/
Acwaro672/
Ocwero671/
Ugwaro671/

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