Okwel Surname
Approximately 825 people bear this surname
Okwel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 803 | 1:48,617 | 5,941 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Okwel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okwel is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Okwel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 420,458th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 8,833,389 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwel are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Okwel is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 803 people, or 1 in 48,617. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Dokolo District, where 30 percent reside, Alebtong District, where 17 percent reside and Amolatar District, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwele | 91 | 463 | / |
| Okwell | 91 | 19 | / |
| Ockwel | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okwl | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ockwell | 83 | 938 | / |
| Okwelle | 83 | 223 | / |
| Okcwell | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okweele | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ogkwele | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hokwell | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ogwel | 80 | 2,278 | / |
| Akwel | 80 | 187 | / |
| Ekwel | 80 | 83 | / |
| Okwil | 80 | 29 | / |
| Okwyl | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okuel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hockwell | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hookwell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Akwele | 73 | 444 | / |
| Ogwell | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ekwell | 73 | 16 | / |
| Akwell | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okouel | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okwile | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akwael | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ocwell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwill | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogweel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongwel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akwelle | 67 | 13 | / |
| Akwl | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hogwell | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ackwell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hackwel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukwl | 67 | 2 | / |
| O'Kuehl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hocwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukouel | 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 Okwel
- 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