Okwere Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okwere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3251:545,05526,640
Uganda2551:153,09513,502
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Okwere (166) may also be a first name.

Okwere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okwere is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Okwere click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwere? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 540,721st most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okwere reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okwere is also the 710,504th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 166 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 325 people, or 1 in 545,055. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 38 percent are found, Enugu, where 14 percent are found and Abia, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 43 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Okwere Last Name Statistics demography

Okwere earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwered9211/
Okweere9211/
Okwerre926/
Onkwere925/
Okwuere924/
Okhwere923/
Okweret921/
Okwer911,836/
Okwre9118/
Okwera8316,697/
Ekwere8315,597/
Okware8312,454/
Ogwere83216/
Okweri83154/
Akwere83104/
Ukwere8387/
Okuere8323/
Okwore8316/
Okwery8311/
Okwier833/
Okwire832/
Okwear831/
Okweir831/
Okouere772,141/
Oghwere77201/
Okwueri7743/
Ekwerre7723/
Ekwuere7722/
Okwaare7716/
Eekwere7711/
Ogweere7710/
Ogweret776/
Ankwere775/
Ogwerhe774/
Akweire771/
Akweret771/
Ekweree771/
Okwiera771/
Ocweret771/
Ogwhere771/
Ukwuere771/
Okwir7319,511/
Ocwer73347/
Akwer7377/
Ogwer735/
Okuer734/
Akwre732/
Hogwerhe7127/
Okouhere7111/
Okoueret719/
Ekwuerie713/
Ockouere711/
Akwehere711/
Akweirhe711/
Akware679,663/
Okwori676,494/
Okwiri672,920/
Ogbere671,302/
Oguere67637/
Agwere67440/
Ekuere67370/
Akwera67326/
Ogweri67202/
Ekwire67196/
Okwari67187/
Ogware67123/
Egwere67108/
Akweri6779/
Ukweri6775/
Okwira6763/
Okcuer6762/
Ekweri6745/
Ukwera6728/
Okwory6720/
Ogwera6716/
Ogwire6714/
Ekware6713/
Eqwere679/
Ukuere676/
Akhwer676/
Okwiry675/
Akwire675/
Ockoueret674/
Akwerh674/
Ozkuer673/
Akuere672/
Akwore672/
Ankwer671/
Hogwer671/
Akwier671/
Okuery671/
Ocwera671/
Ocweri671/
Akwaheire671/
Okwoir671/
Okueri671/

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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 Okwere
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis