Okwee Surname
Approximately 581 people bear this surname
Okwee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 580 | 1:67,309 | 7,561 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Okwee (10) may also be a first name.
Okwee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwee occurs most in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Okwee.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwee? popularity and diffusion
It is the 549,848th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,543,108 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwee reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okwee is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 580 people, or 1 in 67,309. In Uganda Okwee is primarily concentrated in: Lira District, where 39 percent reside, Alebtong District, where 17 percent reside and Oyam District, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwehe | 91 | 4 | / |
| Okwuee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okwe | 89 | 6,393 | / |
| Okweije | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ocwee | 80 | 1,201 | / |
| Ekwee | 80 | 866 | / |
| Okwei | 80 | 644 | / |
| Akwee | 80 | 394 | / |
| Okwey | 80 | 86 | / |
| Okwue | 80 | 74 | / |
| Ogwee | 80 | 60 | / |
| Hokwe | 80 | 37 | / |
| Okweh | 80 | 17 | / |
| Oskwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Okwje | 80 | 4 | / |
| Okwie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Okwes | 80 | 4 | / |
| Okwea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ogkwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ohkwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ukwee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oykwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ozkwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ookwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okuee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uokwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oekwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okweha | 73 | 246 | / |
| Oskuee | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ongwee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ukwuee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ounkwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Onkwue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okwech | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houkwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okhhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Occwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwuhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hokwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oshkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osckwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwije | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwe | 67 | 12,301 | / |
| Okwi | 67 | 5,004 | / |
| Akwe | 67 | 4,115 | / |
| Okwa | 67 | 2,740 | / |
| Ogwe | 67 | 1,770 | / |
| Ukwe | 67 | 756 | / |
| Okue | 67 | 82 | / |
| Ocwe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Okwy | 67 | 61 | / |
| Okwuije | 67 | 46 | / |
| Oskouee | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ogwuehe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ohiekwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okuehie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukweije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwueha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongkwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwehie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ookweha | 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 Okwee
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis