Okwier Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Okwier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Okwier (4) may also be a first name.
Okwier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwier Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okwier is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwier? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Okwier occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwier live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okwier is also the 6,192,526th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 4 people.
Okwier is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 97,546,262. Not including Ethiopia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent reside and South Sudan, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwir | 91 | 19,511 | / |
| Okwer | 91 | 1,836 | / |
| Okwere | 83 | 594 | / |
| Okwiir | 83 | 12 | / |
| Okwire | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akwier | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwoir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okweir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwear | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okweere | 77 | 11 | / |
| Okwerre | 77 | 6 | / |
| Okwuere | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akwir | 73 | 1,835 | / |
| Ocwer | 73 | 347 | / |
| Akwer | 73 | 77 | / |
| Ekwer | 73 | 52 | / |
| Ekwir | 73 | 27 | / |
| Okwre | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ogwer | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okuer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ukwir | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ocwir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ukwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogwir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogwere | 67 | 216 | / |
| Akwere | 67 | 104 | / |
| Ukwere | 67 | 87 | / |
| Okcuer | 67 | 62 | / |
| Okuere | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ogwire | 67 | 14 | / |
| Akwire | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akwerh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ozkuer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akwair | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oquier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Askwir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogbier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hogwer | 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 Okwier
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