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
Okwera is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwera? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 31,943rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 436,458 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwera live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 68 people.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 11,223 people, or 1 in 3,479. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Gulu District, where 17 percent reside, Amuru District, where 14 percent reside and Kitgum District, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 32 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis