Okwir Surname

27,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okwir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda19,4761:2,004305
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Okwir (45) may also be a first name.

Okwir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okwir is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 27,544th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 373,510 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwir reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Okwir is also the 1,504,468th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 45 people.

The last name Okwir is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 19,476 people, or 1 in 2,004. In Uganda Okwir is mostly concentrated in: Lira District, where 21 percent reside, Alebtong District, where 12 percent reside and Dokolo District, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Okwir exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.

Okwir Last Name Statistics demography

Okwir earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning $35,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwier913/
Okwire912/
Okwoir911/
Okweir911/
Okwer801,836/
Akwir801,835/
Ekwir8027/
Okwre8018/
Ukwir804/
Ocwir802/
Ogwir801/
Okwere73594/
Akhwir7352/
Ogwire7314/
Akwire735/
Akwair733/
Ukwuir731/
Askwir731/
Akwier731/
Okwear731/
Okweere6711/
Akhwirh678/
Okwerre676/
Okwuere674/
Okhwere673/
Akwaire672/
Akhweir671/
Ogwuire671/
Akweire671/

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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 Okwir
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