Okwirry Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Chad

Okwirry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwirry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Okwirry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okwirry occurs most in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwirry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Okwirry reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Okwirry is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 36 percent live, Nakuru County, where 36 percent live and Kakamega County, where 9 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwiry925/
Okwiri772,920/
Okwira7763/
Okwery7711/
Okwire772/
Ekwiry771/
Akwiry771/
Ekweiry716/
Okwerre716/
Okwiera711/

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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
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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 Okwirry
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