Okwesi Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okwesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1071:1,655,54061,311
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Okwesi (25) may also be a first name.

Okwesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okwesi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwesi? popularity and diffusion

Okwesi is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname Okwesi is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okwesi live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okwesi is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 25 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 1,655,540. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 36 percent are found, Edo, where 24 percent are found and Lagos, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Okwesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Okwesi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwuesi9221/
Okwesis925/
Okweshi924/
Okwesai921/
Okwueshi8622/
Akwesi83865/
Okwesa83486/
Ekwesi83173/
Okwese83148/
Okweji8396/
Ukwesi8361/
Okwasi8360/
Okwisi8330/
Okwosi8326/
Okuesi8322/
Okwegi833/
Okwezi832/
Ogwesi831/
Okwashi7796/
Ogweshi7775/
Okwaisi7765/
Okwuisi7758/
Akweshi7758/
Okwoshi7753/
Okwuesa7726/
Ekweshi7710/
Akwaesi777/
Ekweasi774/
Okwueji773/
Okweise773/
Okwuese772/
Okwasie772/
Akwessi772/
Okweije771/
Okweshe771/
Akhwesi771/
Akwesip771/
Okweseh771/
Okwaisie7121/
Okwuechi714/
Akweshie714/
Houkwasi711/
Akwetshi711/
Akwasi674,488/
Okwisa671,870/
Ogwezi671,173/
Okwose67477/
Akwese67211/
Ekwosi67112/
Ukwesa67104/
Okwise6758/
Okweze6746/
Okweje6740/
Ogwasi6740/
Ekwese6732/
Egwesi6726/
Okuese6723/
Okwazi6722/
Ekwasi6720/
Akwesa6713/
Okuesa6710/
Okwiji677/
Okwege676/
Agwesi675/
Okwici675/
Akwisi673/
Ukwese673/
Okwozi673/
Okwexe673/
Okwaci672/
Akweji672/
Okwigi672/
Okuisi671/
Ogwexi671/
Oguesi671/
Okwoce671/
Ogweji671/
Okwace671/
Okwece671/
Okwije671/

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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 Okwesi
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