Okwege Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Okwege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwegye | 92 | 17 | / |
| Okweghe | 92 | 10 | / |
| Okwese | 83 | 148 | / |
| Okweze | 83 | 46 | / |
| Okweje | 83 | 40 | / |
| Okwage | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ogwege | 83 | 4 | / |
| Okuege | 83 | 4 | / |
| Okwexe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okwegi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okwoge | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akwege | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwece | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwueze | 77 | 865 | / |
| Okwegha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Okweise | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okwuese | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekweghe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekweage | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwuige | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwioge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okweseh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogweghe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okweije | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukweghe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okweghi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekweuge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwuegha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekwoge | 67 | 757 | / |
| Akwese | 67 | 211 | / |
| Okwesi | 67 | 118 | / |
| Ogweje | 67 | 98 | / |
| Okweji | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ogwega | 67 | 95 | / |
| Akweze | 67 | 91 | / |
| Okwise | 67 | 58 | / |
| Agwege | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ogweze | 67 | 33 | / |
| Okueze | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ogbege | 67 | 23 | / |
| Okuese | 67 | 23 | / |
| Okwagi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Akwoge | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oguege | 67 | 8 | / |
| Egwege | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okwogi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akwega | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akweje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwezi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwigi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukwega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwegi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwece | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwije | 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 Okwege
- 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