Okwisa Surname

218,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okwisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,8671:24,7352,793
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okwisa (132) may also be a first name.

Okwisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okwisa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Okwisa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okwisa is the 218,907th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,897,083 people. The last name Okwisa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwisa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 807,735th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 132 people.

The surname Okwisa is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,867 people, or 1 in 24,735. In Kenya it is most common in: Vihiga County, where 55 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 22 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Okwisa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Okwisa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwisia92182/
Okwisah924/
Okwuisa922/
Okwitsa921/
Okwisha921/
Okwisiah861/
Okwaisia861/
Okwesa83486/
Okwusa8365/
Okwise8358/
Okwisi8330/
Ogwisa834/
Akwisa833/
Okwija832/
Okwuise77168/
Okwaisi7765/
Okwuisi7758/
Okwuesa7726/
Okwuija776/
Okwusah776/
Okwesis775/
Okwesia775/
Okweise773/
Okwusha773/
Okuhisa771/
Okwugia771/
Okwyosa771/
Akwaisa771/
Akwissa771/
Okwesai771/
Okwaisie7121/
Hongwisa716/
Akwaisah711/
Okweetsa711/
Okwese67148/
Okwesi67118/
Ukwesa67104/
Okweso6782/
Ekwusa6728/
Oquisa6715/
Akwesa6713/
Okuesa6710/
Oguisa679/
Akwusa678/
Okwici675/
Okuise673/
Akwisi673/
Ekwesa672/
Okwezi672/
Ukwiza671/
Hongwisai671/
Okuisi671/
Akwica671/
Akwise671/
Ogwiso671/

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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 Okwisa
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