Okwas Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Okwas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwash | 91 | 3 | / |
| Okwuas | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okwashe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okwatse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akwas | 80 | 34 | / |
| Ogwas | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekwas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okuas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwose | 73 | 477 | / |
| Akwash | 73 | 106 | / |
| Akhwas | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ukwase | 73 | 9 | / |
| Akwase | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gakwas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogwase | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okwosh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oqwais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwace | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atkwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuase | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akwais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwuose | 67 | 619 | / |
| Akwashe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Akwatse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwouse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okweise | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akwaise | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwosch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwoose | 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 Okwas
- 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