Okwishaka Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Okwishaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Okwishaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwishaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwishaka occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Okwishaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwishaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Okwishaka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwishaka live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Okwishaka is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Okwishaka is mostly concentrated in: Mubende District, where 67 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukwishaka | 89 | 2,808 | / |
| Okwuashaka | 84 | 25 | / |
| Yukwishaka | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ekwishaaka | 84 | 1 | / |
| Okashaka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Okshak | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yokshak | 75 | 15 | / |
| Okhshak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Igshaka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akshaka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuashaka | 74 | 1 | / |
| Akishika | 71 | 390 | / |
| Okushaga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akashaka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okashack | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okashiak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekishaku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akshak | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ikshak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikushaika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwushuwk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okishioke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwushika | 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 Okwishaka
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