Okwiri Surname

150,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okwiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,6801:17,2312,063
Uganda2051:190,43615,550
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Okwiri (318) may also be a first name.

Okwiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okwiri has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Okwiri.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 150,920th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,495,735 people. The last name Okwiri is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okwiri live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Okwiri is also the 492,367th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 318 people.

The surname Okwiri is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,680 people, or 1 in 17,231. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 23 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside and Siaya County, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Okwiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (98%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwiri83441/
Okweri83154/
Okwira8363/
Okwuri8334/
Ogwiri8324/
Ekwiri8310/
Okwiry835/
Okuiri834/
Okwire832/
Okwueri7743/
Okwirry7722/
Ekweiri7716/
Ekwairi771/
Akweiri771/
Okwiera771/
Akwairi771/
Ekwuiri771/
Okwurie771/
Ogwuiri771/
Okwera6716,697/
Okwere67594/
Ogweri67202/
Ekwire67196/
Ogbiri67122/
Akweri6779/
Ukweri6775/
Ekweri6745/
Akwira6725/
Ogwire6714/
Ukwira6711/
Okwery6711/
Okwure676/
Akwire675/
Ogwuri673/
Ogwira672/
Agwiri672/
Okuira671/
Ocweri671/
Ekwèri671/
Aqwiri671/
Akwiry671/
Ekwiry671/
Okueri671/

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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 Okwiri
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