Okwell Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Okwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
Okwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okwell is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwell? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okwell is the 4,532,898th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Okwell is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Okwell reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Okwell is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 94 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Okwell exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ockwell | 92 | 938 | / |
| Okwelle | 92 | 223 | / |
| Okcwell | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hokwell | 92 | 0 | / |
| Okwel | 91 | 825 | / |
| Hockwell | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hookwell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Okwele | 83 | 463 | / |
| Ogwell | 83 | 20 | / |
| Ekwell | 83 | 16 | / |
| Akwell | 83 | 5 | / |
| Okwill | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ockwel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ocwell | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwl | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akwelle | 77 | 13 | / |
| Hogwell | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ackwell | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okweele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogkwele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogwel | 73 | 2,278 | / |
| Akwel | 73 | 187 | / |
| Ekwel | 73 | 83 | / |
| Okwil | 73 | 29 | / |
| Okwyl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hackwell | 71 | 621 | / |
| Huckwell | 71 | 22 | / |
| Haskwell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heckwell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hadkwell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Akwele | 67 | 444 | / |
| Egwell | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okouel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oquell | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogbell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogweel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongwel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwael | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwill | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Okwell
- 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