Okweda Surname

210,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okweda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okweda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,8851:20,7103,045
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261

Okweda Last Name Facts

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

Okweda has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okweda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 210,934th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,725,739 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okweda are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Okweda is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,885 people, or 1 in 20,710. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Nebbi District, where 35 percent reside, Zombo District, where 31 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Okweda is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwedha921/
Okwedah921/
Okweada921/
Okwedi83505/
Okwede83138/
Okwada83110/
Ogweda83106/
Ukweda83102/
Okwedy8349/
Akweda8337/
Okwedo8327/
Ocweda8325/
Okueda837/
Okwoda835/
Ekweda831/
Ogwedha7749/
Okwuede7736/
Okwuedo7720/
Okwedeh7714/
Okwedei7714/
Okwadha779/
Okweede774/
Okwedho772/
Okwhede771/
Okwuedi771/
Okwedii771/
Ongweda771/
Ukwedah771/
Okwedde771/
Okwuedei71114/
Okwueder711/
Okwuedeh711/
Okwedhoi711/
Ongwedda711/
Akwede671,643/
Akwada671,231/
Ukwede67458/
Okwado67162/
Ogbeda67162/
Ogueda67103/
Ogwede6783/
Ogwada6776/
Akwedo6749/
Agweda6747/
Ekwada6741/
Okuede6736/
Ocwada6718/
Okwodo6717/
Akwedi6714/
Okuedi677/
Ekwedo677/
Oqueda677/
Egweda674/
Akueda672/
Akwoda671/
Ekueda671/

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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 Okweda
  • 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