Okwengo Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okwengo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Okwengo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Okwengo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okwengo is found most in Kenya. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Okwengo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwengo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okwengo is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Okwengo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwengo live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Okwengo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisumu County, where 50 percent live and Migori County, where 50 percent live. Not including Kenya Okwengo is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okweno922/
Ogwengo8612/
Okwenga8611/
Okweanegho821/
Okwengha801/
Ogweno778,762/
Okwena77262/
Akweno7716/
Ukwenga7199/
Ogwenga7119/
Okwujno714/
Agwengo712/
Ogwenoh712/
Akwenoh711/
Okkwena711/
Egwengo711/
Oquengo711/
Okwainga671/
Ekwennga671/
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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 Okwengo
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