Okwayo Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8131:56,8025,633
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okwayo (69) may also be a first name.

Okwayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okwayo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okwayo is the 423,328th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,908,980 people. The last name Okwayo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwayo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Okwayo is also the 1,171,416th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 69 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 813 people, or 1 in 56,802. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 59 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 15 percent reside. Other than Kenya Okwayo exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Okwayo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Okwayo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okhwayo922/
Okway9173/
Okwoyo83823/
Ogwayo83574/
Akwayo8352/
Okwayi8347/
Okwajo8336/
Okweyo836/
Okwaya836/
Okwaye834/
Okwaiy834/
Okwuyo831/
Ekwayo831/
Hookway771,755/
Okwuaya7710/
Hockway772/
Oukwaya771/
Akwawyo771/
Okwuoyo771/
Goqwayo771/
Akway733,350/
Okwai73940/
Okwey7386/
Ogway7373/
Okwaa7334/
Ekway7332/
Okwoi7320/
Ukway7313/
Okwau738/
Okwuy735/
Okwea732/
Okwou731/
Okwoy731/
Ounkwaye711/
Hoockway710/
Ogweyo67666/
Okweye67636/
Akwayi67620/
Okwaja67595/
Akwaya67530/
Ukwayi67338/
Akweyo67270/
Okweha67246/
Ankway67222/
Okwaje67182/
Akwoyo67176/
Okweya67161/
Okwaji67148/
Okwowe67134/
Agwayo67113/
Oguayo6790/
Okwiya6757/
Okwoji6749/
Ukwaya6747/
Ongway6741/
Okweyi6731/
Ekwaya6729/
Ekwaye6725/
Akwaye6725/
Ogwayi6720/
Ogwaya6719/
Okwaju6718/
Ekwajo6715/
Okwujo6710/
Okwoja6710/
Okwoye677/
Okwout676/
Okuaye676/
Ookwai676/
Okuoyo675/
Ogwaye675/
Ocwiyo675/
Okwejo674/
Okwuha674/
Ekwiyo674/
Okwuye673/
Egwayo673/
Akwajo673/
Okuajo672/
Okwoje672/
Akwiyo672/
Akuayo672/
Ekwayi672/
Ekwayu672/
Okwija672/
Hokwey671/
Okwuja671/
Okwuya671/
Okwoii671/
Ogwuay671/
Oqwiyo671/
Oukwey671/
Ogwayu671/
Ocweyo671/
Okwuyi671/
Okwaia671/
Okueyo671/
Akwway671/
Okwaha671/
Hekway671/
Hogway670/

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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 Okwayo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis