Okwaya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Okwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Okwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwaya occurs most in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Okwaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Okwaya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwaya are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Okwaya is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Okwaya is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 33 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 33 percent are found and Siaya County, where 33 percent are found. Besides Kenya Okwaya exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Okwaya
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