Okweka Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Okweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 170 | 1:1,042,016 | 43,672 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Okweka (27) may also be a first name.
Okweka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okweka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okweka is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Okweka.
How Common Is The Last Name Okweka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,315,412th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. Okweka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okweka reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 27 people.
The surname Okweka is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 1,042,016. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 78 percent live, Rivers, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria Okweka is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwieka | 92 | 865 | / |
| Okweaka | 92 | 4 | / |
| Okwueka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okwoka | 83 | 117 | / |
| Okueka | 83 | 26 | / |
| Okwaka | 83 | 18 | / |
| Okwika | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ekweka | 83 | 16 | / |
| Okweke | 83 | 15 | / |
| Akweka | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ogweka | 83 | 5 | / |
| Okweki | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oqweka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwakau | 77 | 203 | / |
| Okwicka | 77 | 11 | / |
| Okweike | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akwekah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwueke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwokah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwieka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwokhai | 71 | 19 | / |
| Okwhokah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwako | 67 | 2,365 | / |
| Akwaka | 67 | 250 | / |
| Okwoko | 67 | 77 | / |
| Okwike | 67 | 74 | / |
| Akweke | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ogbeka | 67 | 45 | / |
| Okuika | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ekwaka | 67 | 22 | / |
| Agweka | 67 | 21 | / |
| Oqueka | 67 | 19 | / |
| Acweka | 67 | 16 | / |
| Okueki | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ekweko | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ogweca | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ukweke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Akweki | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ogwaka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okwaca | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okueke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Egweka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogueka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogweke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugweka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akweko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwece | 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 Okweka
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