Okwo Surname
Approximately 4,017 people bear this surname
Okwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,902 | 1:45,398 | 3,539 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Okwo (1,092) may also be a first name.
Okwo Demographics
Average Okwo Salary in
United States
$112,636 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 115,019th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,814,176 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okwo live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okwo is also the 241,504th most common given name in the world, borne by 1,092 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,902 people, or 1 in 45,398. In Nigeria Okwo is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 24 percent live, Ebonyi, where 16 percent live and Benue, where 16 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Okwo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Okwo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Okwo earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 161.04% more than the national average, earning $112,636 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwoh | 89 | 101 | / |
| Hokwo | 89 | 36 | / |
| Okwuo | 89 | 23 | / |
| Okwoi | 89 | 20 | / |
| Okwho | 89 | 11 | / |
| Okwoo | 89 | 5 | / |
| Okkwo | 89 | 3 | / |
| Okwod | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okgwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ookwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oukwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okwop | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okwou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okwoy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okwout | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oukwuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwood | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwott | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onkwuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwoch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwosh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oonkwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogwo | 75 | 6,457 | / |
| Akwo | 75 | 5,279 | / |
| Ekwo | 75 | 4,073 | / |
| Okwa | 75 | 2,740 | / |
| Okuo | 75 | 1,307 | / |
| Ukwo | 75 | 716 | / |
| Ocwo | 75 | 12 | / |
| Oqwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ockwood | 73 | 50 | / |
| Okwuhoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ounnkwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwosch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwuosh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwah | 67 | 393 | / |
| Hokuo | 67 | 375 | / |
| Okwua | 67 | 72 | / |
| Ekwoh | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ekwuo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ogwoh | 67 | 54 | / |
| Akwuo | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ukwoh | 67 | 40 | / |
| Okwaa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Akwoo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ogwoo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ogwuo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Okwat | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ukwuo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Akwoh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ogwho | 67 | 11 | / |
| Okuoz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okwau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekwou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Akwod | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aukwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okhwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekwoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okgwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okgbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akwoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akwoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hockwood | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ongwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahkwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okuoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oygwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oghwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oigwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aekwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukgwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uikwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oskwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hookwood | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Okwo
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