Okwata Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1501:1,180,95247,933
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Okwata (16) may also be a first name.

Okwata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okwata is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwata? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okwata is the 1,168,344th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okwata reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria Okwata is mostly found in: Delta, where 78 percent are found, Enugu, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Okwata Last Name Statistics demography

Okwata earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwatta928/
Oskwata928/
Okwaeta921/
Akwata83531/
Ukwata8391/
Ekwata8389/
Okweta8364/
Okwota8356/
Okuata8354/
Ogwata8319/
Okwate8318/
Okwato8315/
Okwati831/
Ukwatta772,061/
Okuhata771,466/
Hakwata7764/
Akwaita7733/
Ogwatta7714/
Okwetta7710/
Okwuota774/
Akwatta773/
Akwatai773/
Akwatay771/
Akwaata771/
Unkwata771/
Okwaiti771/
Okweate771/
Ekwatta771/
Akwatait712/
Ukwattha711/
Hoekwate711/
Agwata672,919/
Ogbata67775/
Akwati67315/
Ogweta67144/
Ogwati67108/
Akwate6775/
Okweto6770/
Okwoto6752/
Akweta6752/
Akwato6743/
Hockwater6741/
Akuata6737/
Ekwato6729/
Oguata6726/
Egwata6710/
Ukwaththa679/
Okuato675/
Ekweta675/
Okwote673/
Ukwate673/
Ugwata672/
Ogwato672/
Aqwata671/
Hookwater671/
Ekwota671/
Ukuata671/
Akwota671/

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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 Okwata
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