Okweba Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Okweba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 169 | 1:273,254 | 18,015 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okweba Demographics
Okweba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okweba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okweba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okweba is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okweba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,252,959th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okweba live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Okweba is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 273,254. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 91 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 5 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Okweba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwiba | 83 | 41 | / |
| Ogweba | 83 | 24 | / |
| Okwebe | 83 | 18 | / |
| Okwaba | 83 | 10 | / |
| Okwebi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ekweba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akweba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okwoba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwebii | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekweuba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okwuiba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okwebuo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ukweaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwuebe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwebie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwiebe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogbeba | 67 | 409 | / |
| Akwaba | 67 | 172 | / |
| Ekwoba | 67 | 137 | / |
| Akwoba | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ogwebe | 67 | 42 | / |
| Okwobo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ekwebo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ogwoba | 67 | 14 | / |
| Okwibe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Okueva | 67 | 11 | / |
| Akwebe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ukwebe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okwabo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okwibi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okuebe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okuebo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Agweba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogueba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akwiba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugweba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akwebi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwebi | 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 Okweba
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