Okwera Surname
Approximately 16,697 people bear this surname
Okwera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11,223 | 1:3,479 | 625 |
| Sudan | 5,320 | 1:7,051 | 1,014 |
| Tanzania | 89 | 1:594,850 | 37,281 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Okwera (68) may also be a first name.
Okwera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okwera is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Okwera.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwera? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okwera is the 31,943rd most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 436,458 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwera are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 68 people.
The last name Okwera is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 11,223 people, or 1 in 3,479. In Uganda Okwera is most numerous in: Gulu District, where 17 percent are found, Amuru District, where 14 percent are found and Kitgum District, where 13 percent are found. Other than Uganda Okwera is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 32 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwiera | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okwara | 83 | 12,147 | / |
| Okwero | 83 | 3,132 | / |
| Okwere | 83 | 594 | / |
| Akwera | 83 | 326 | / |
| Okweri | 83 | 154 | / |
| Okwira | 83 | 63 | / |
| Ekwera | 83 | 56 | / |
| Ukwera | 83 | 28 | / |
| Ogwera | 83 | 16 | / |
| Okwora | 83 | 13 | / |
| Okwery | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ocwera | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwueri | 77 | 43 | / |
| Okwarah | 77 | 29 | / |
| Okweere | 77 | 11 | / |
| Okwered | 77 | 11 | / |
| Okwoero | 77 | 8 | / |
| Okwerre | 77 | 6 | / |
| Okkwara | 77 | 6 | / |
| Onkwere | 77 | 5 | / |
| Okwuere | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okworah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ongwera | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ookwara | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okwuero | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okwwara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwaara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okweret | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ockwara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oikwara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okweiro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ohkwara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eckwera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okquiera | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akwero | 67 | 14,774 | / |
| Okwaro | 67 | 4,849 | / |
| Okwiri | 67 | 2,920 | / |
| Akwara | 67 | 2,604 | / |
| Ogwara | 67 | 1,465 | / |
| Okworo | 67 | 1,262 | / |
| Ogwora | 67 | 469 | / |
| Agwera | 67 | 406 | / |
| Acwera | 67 | 378 | / |
| Ogwere | 67 | 216 | / |
| Ogweri | 67 | 202 | / |
| Ogbera | 67 | 181 | / |
| Oguera | 67 | 151 | / |
| Akwere | 67 | 104 | / |
| Ukwere | 67 | 87 | / |
| Akweri | 67 | 79 | / |
| Ekwira | 67 | 77 | / |
| Ukweri | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ogwero | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ekwara | 67 | 28 | / |
| Akwira | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ekwero | 67 | 24 | / |
| Okuere | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ukwira | 67 | 11 | / |
| Okwiry | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oquera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okwiro | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egwera | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okuira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okueri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuery | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocweri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwero | 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 Okwera
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