Okwenya Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Okwenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Okwenya (84) may also be a first name.
Okwenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okwenya is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwenya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,485,539th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Okwenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwenya are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequently held first name globally, held by 84 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Okwenya is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 42 percent live, Kogi, where 35 percent live and Benue, where 23 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Okwenya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwuenya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ukwenya | 86 | 1,554 | / |
| Okwenye | 86 | 515 | / |
| Ogwenya | 86 | 97 | / |
| Okwinya | 86 | 56 | / |
| Akwenya | 86 | 7 | / |
| Okwonya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okwuinya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Akwenyat | 80 | 8 | / |
| Akwuenya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ukkwenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Unkwenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukwenyea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuenyah | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ong'wenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okwenogia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akwenye | 71 | 1,011 | / |
| Ogbenya | 71 | 39 | / |
| Akwinya | 71 | 26 | / |
| Okwenje | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ukwenye | 71 | 19 | / |
| Okwonja | 71 | 14 | / |
| Agwenya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akwenyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ocwinya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okwonyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okwenji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okwanja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okwanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukuenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwinyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogwenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukwenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakwenye | 67 | 177 | / |
| Akwenyet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ogbeinya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akwenyit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugweanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ongwenye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwaniey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwenyet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongwinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gukuenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akweenye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuenye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuenya | 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 Okwenya
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