Okwesa Surname
Approximately 486 people bear this surname
Okwesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 394 | 1:449,601 | 22,976 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Okwesa Demographics
Average Okwesa Salary in
United States
$57,316 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okwesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okwesa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwesa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 629,292nd most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Okwesa live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Okwesa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 394 people, or 1 in 449,601. In Nigeria Okwesa is most frequent in: Delta, where 32 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Rivers, where 12 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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 holding the Okwesa surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwuesa | 92 | 26 | / |
| Okwesia | 92 | 5 | / |
| Okwoesa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Okwesai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okweetsa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okwisa | 83 | 1,870 | / |
| Okwese | 83 | 148 | / |
| Okwesi | 83 | 118 | / |
| Ukwesa | 83 | 104 | / |
| Okweso | 83 | 82 | / |
| Okwosa | 83 | 29 | / |
| Akwesa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Okuesa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Okwasa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekwesa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okwisia | 77 | 182 | / |
| Okwosha | 77 | 140 | / |
| Akhwesa | 77 | 62 | / |
| Ekwessa | 77 | 62 | / |
| Okwosah | 77 | 31 | / |
| Okwuesi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Okwecha | 77 | 8 | / |
| Okwesis | 77 | 5 | / |
| Okweshi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okwisah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ogwesha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okweise | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okwuese | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okwuisa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okwesoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwueja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwitsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwyosa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwetso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwesea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okweseh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okweshe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwisha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwueshi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Okwoshah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Okwisiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuecha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwaisia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwesi | 67 | 865 | / |
| Okueso | 67 | 259 | / |
| Akwese | 67 | 211 | / |
| Akwasa | 67 | 210 | / |
| Ukuesa | 67 | 181 | / |
| Akweso | 67 | 158 | / |
| Ekwasa | 67 | 131 | / |
| Okwazo | 67 | 64 | / |
| Ukwesi | 67 | 61 | / |
| Okwise | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ogbesa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Okwisi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Okuese | 67 | 23 | / |
| Okuesi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Okwaso | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ogweca | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ogwosa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ukweza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akuesa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akweza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogwisa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okwejo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akwisa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukwese | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwexe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwaza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwezi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oquesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogweso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwece | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogweja | 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
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- 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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