Okwena Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okwena Surname User-submission:

Okwena is a female given name of the Alago people from Doma, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. It means 'someone who caught a scorpion', signifying a fearless person.

Okwena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2151:214,79015,294
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okwena (41) may also be a first name.

Okwena Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Okwena is a female given name of the Alago people from Doma, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. It means 'someone who caught a scorpion', signifying a fearless person.

- juliokwe

Okwena Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okwena Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Okwena occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 983,245th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwena reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 41 people.

The surname Okwena is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 214,790. In Kenya Okwena is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 95 percent live, Nyamira County, where 2 percent live and Kajiado County, where 0 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Okwena Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Okwenna9285/
Okwenga9211/
Okkwena921/
Okweny831,093/
Okwana83490/
Ekwena83272/
Okweni83208/
Okwene8375/
Akwena8363/
Ogwena838/
Okweno832/
Ukwena831/
Okwina831/
Oqwena831/
Hokwana77973/
Okwenyi77125/
Okwonna77115/
Okwenje7723/
Hokweni7721/
Ogwenga7719/
Okwuene7717/
Ukweyna777/
Okwengo773/
Aukwena771/
Hokwene771/
Okwaana771/
Okweney771/
Akwenah771/
Okweneh771/
Okweuni771/
Akwenna771/
Ukwenah771/
Okwuenyi7130/
Ong'wena714/
Ukwuenay712/
Onghwena711/
Okwainga711/
Ogweno678,762/
Ukweni67885/
Akwana67474/
Akweny67452/
Ogbena67151/
Ogwana67147/
Ogweny6793/
Agwena6793/
Ogwene6779/
Akweni6749/
Ogweni6731/
Okwono6720/
Akweno6716/
Akwene6715/
Akwona6714/
Ekwona6714/
Okwiny675/
Ukweny673/
Ekwana673/
Hongweena672/
Okuene672/
Ukcweanga672/
Ukwene672/
Ogwina672/
Ekweno671/
Ogwona671/
Akwina671/
Oquena671/
Oguena671/
Okueni671/
Akuena671/
Okwano671/
Okwini671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okwena
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