Okwei Surname
Approximately 644 people bear this surname
Okwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Okwei (32) may also be a first name.
Okwei Demographics
Average Okwei Salary in
United States
$40,603 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwei has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 508,499th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Okwei live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 32 people.
It is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Other than Ghana this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Okwei Last Name Statistics demography
Okwei earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.9% less than the national average, earning $40,603 USD per year.
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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 Okwei
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