Okwasi Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Okwasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Okwasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okwasi is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwasi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Okwasi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwasi live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,346,182. In Uganda Okwasi is primarily found in: Kaberamaido District, where 79 percent are found, Amolatar District, where 3 percent are found and Bududa District, where 3 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 45 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwashi | 92 | 96 | / |
| Okwaisi | 92 | 65 | / |
| Okwasie | 92 | 2 | / |
| Okwuasi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Okwasit | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okwuashi | 86 | 102 | / |
| Okwaisie | 86 | 21 | / |
| Houkwasi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwasi | 83 | 4,488 | / |
| Okwesi | 83 | 118 | / |
| Ogwasi | 83 | 40 | / |
| Okwosi | 83 | 26 | / |
| Okwazi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Ekwasi | 83 | 20 | / |
| Ukwasi | 83 | 19 | / |
| Okwagi | 83 | 15 | / |
| Okuasi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okwasa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okwaci | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akwasai | 77 | 209 | / |
| Ogwashi | 77 | 86 | / |
| Okwuisi | 77 | 58 | / |
| Akwashi | 77 | 55 | / |
| Okwoshi | 77 | 53 | / |
| Okwuazi | 77 | 45 | / |
| Okwuesi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Gakwasi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Akwaesi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Okweshi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekweasi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okwuasa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okwashe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akwassi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ekwuasi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekwashi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onkwase | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okwatse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwaasi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukwassi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwesai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okuhashi | 71 | 231 | / |
| Okwueshi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Okwuachi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Okwuasha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akwatshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwesi | 67 | 865 | / |
| Okwose | 67 | 477 | / |
| Akwasa | 67 | 210 | / |
| Ekwesi | 67 | 173 | / |
| Okwese | 67 | 148 | / |
| Ekwosi | 67 | 112 | / |
| Agwasi | 67 | 97 | / |
| Ogbasi | 67 | 91 | / |
| Ekwase | 67 | 52 | / |
| Okwoji | 67 | 49 | / |
| Okwosa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Okuesi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Akwagi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Akwazi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akwase | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ukwase | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekuasi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Egwasi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okwage | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogwazi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okwogi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okwozi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwezi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwaza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwase | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okuosi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwazi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwace | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuase | 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 Okwasi
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