Okwen Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Okwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Okwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwen occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okwen is the 2,136,387th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. Okwen is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Okwen live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 441,895. In Cameroon Okwen is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 53 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 40 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwene | 91 | 75 | / |
| Okwein | 91 | 10 | / |
| Onkwen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okwn | 89 | 5 | / |
| Okwenne | 83 | 37 | / |
| Okhwene | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hokwene | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akwen | 80 | 1,027 | / |
| Okuen | 80 | 479 | / |
| Ukwen | 80 | 249 | / |
| Ekwen | 80 | 116 | / |
| Ogwen | 80 | 105 | / |
| Okwin | 80 | 12 | / |
| Oqwen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ocwen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hockwien | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hakwen | 73 | 22 | / |
| Akwene | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ukwuen | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gakwen | 73 | 4 | / |
| O'Gwen | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akwein | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohgwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akween | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oghwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Og'wen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okguen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ougwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwoin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akwuen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwuem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwnne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gukwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogwend | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwuin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hockwin | 67 | 119 | / |
| Aukweng | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ukwn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukwengh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akwn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukwenne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haukwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounnkwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hagkwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongwuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oggweng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oekcuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aekwaen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| On'gwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokuhen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oqwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwn | 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
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- 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 Okwen
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