Okwero Surname
Approximately 3,132 people bear this surname
Okwero Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,850 | 1:16,203 | 1,940 |
| Uganda | 280 | 1:139,426 | 12,620 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Okwero (809) may also be a first name.
Okwero Demographics
Okwero Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okwero Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwero Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwero is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwero? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okwero is the 142,145th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,326,803 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwero live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okwero is also the 287,448th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 809 people.
The last name Okwero is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,850 people, or 1 in 16,203. In Kenya Okwero is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 62 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 19 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Okwero Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Okwero surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwoero | 92 | 8 | / |
| Okwuero | 92 | 2 | / |
| Okweiro | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okwera | 83 | 16,697 | / |
| Akwero | 83 | 14,774 | / |
| Okwaro | 83 | 4,849 | / |
| Okworo | 83 | 1,262 | / |
| Ogwero | 83 | 34 | / |
| Ekwero | 83 | 24 | / |
| Okwiro | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ocwero | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwaroi | 77 | 105 | / |
| Okwairo | 77 | 35 | / |
| Ekweruo | 77 | 11 | / |
| Okwaroh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akwerro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akkwero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwiera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwaroy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ongwero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekweiro | 77 | 1 | / |
| O'Ngwero | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwara | 67 | 12,147 | / |
| Ekwaro | 67 | 2,536 | / |
| Ogwaro | 67 | 569 | / |
| Oguero | 67 | 554 | / |
| Agwero | 67 | 463 | / |
| Akwera | 67 | 326 | / |
| Acwero | 67 | 308 | / |
| Egwero | 67 | 272 | / |
| Akwaro | 67 | 159 | / |
| Akwiro | 67 | 143 | / |
| Ogbero | 67 | 91 | / |
| Oquero | 67 | 70 | / |
| Okwira | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ekwera | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ukwera | 67 | 28 | / |
| Akworo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ekworo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ogwera | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ogworo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Okwora | 67 | 13 | / |
| Akhweirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecwero | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwera | 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 Okwero
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