Okwesa Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okwesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3941:449,60122,976
United States561:6,472,481306,764
England321:1,741,18971,393
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okwesa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okwesa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Okwesa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwesa? popularity and diffusion

Okwesa is the 629,292nd most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Okwesa live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 394 people, or 1 in 449,601. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 32 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Rivers, where 12 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Okwesa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okwesa surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Okwesa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.83% more than the national average, earning $57,316 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwuesa9226/
Okwesia925/
Okwoesa923/
Okwesai921/
Okweetsa861/
Okwisa831,870/
Okwese83148/
Okwesi83118/
Ukwesa83104/
Okweso8382/
Okwosa8329/
Akwesa8313/
Okuesa8310/
Okwasa832/
Ekwesa832/
Okwisia77182/
Okwosha77140/
Akhwesa7762/
Ekwessa7762/
Okwosah7731/
Okwuesi7721/
Okwecha778/
Okwesis775/
Okweshi774/
Okwisah774/
Ogwesha774/
Okweise773/
Okwuese772/
Okwuisa772/
Okwesoh771/
Okwueja771/
Okwitsa771/
Okwyosa771/
Okwetso771/
Akwesea771/
Okweseh771/
Okweshe771/
Okwisha771/
Okwueshi7122/
Okwoshah715/
Okwisiah711/
Okwuecha711/
Okwaisia711/
Akwesi67865/
Okueso67259/
Akwese67211/
Akwasa67210/
Ukuesa67181/
Akweso67158/
Ekwasa67131/
Okwazo6764/
Ukwesi6761/
Okwise6758/
Ogbesa6743/
Okwisi6730/
Okuese6723/
Okuesi6722/
Okwaso6722/
Ogweca6713/
Ogwosa6712/
Ukweza675/
Akuesa674/
Akweza674/
Ogwisa674/
Okwejo674/
Akwisa673/
Ukwese673/
Okwexe673/
Okwaza672/
Okwezi672/
Okwija672/
Ekwosa671/
Ogwesi671/
Oquesa671/
Ogweso671/
Okwece671/
Akwosa671/
Ogweja671/

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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
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  • 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 Okwesa
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