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
The surname Okwel is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwel? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okwel is the 420,458th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,833,389 people. The last name Okwel is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwel live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Okwel is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 803 people, or 1 in 48,617. In Uganda Okwel is most prevalent in: Dokolo District, where 30 percent are found, Alebtong District, where 17 percent are found and Amolatar District, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Niger, where 0 percent are found.
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