Okwor Surname
Approximately 11,281 people bear this surname
Okwor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10,949 | 1:16,179 | 1,566 |
| Uganda | 204 | 1:191,369 | 15,594 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Okwor (213) may also be a first name.
Okwor Demographics
Okwor Political Affiliation
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Okwor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwor is found most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwor? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okwor is the 45,949th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 646,002 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okwor reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 619,385th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 213 people.
The surname Okwor is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 10,949 people, or 1 in 16,179. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 59 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 8 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Okwor Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Okwor last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Okwor earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.15% less than the national average, earning $41,788 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwore | 91 | 16 | / |
| Okwuor | 91 | 11 | / |
| Onkwor | 91 | 8 | / |
| Okwoor | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okwoir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okwuhor | 83 | 26 | / |
| Ounkwor | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ogwor | 80 | 325 | / |
| Okwar | 80 | 96 | / |
| Akwor | 80 | 69 | / |
| Ekwor | 80 | 41 | / |
| Ukwor | 80 | 9 | / |
| Okwur | 80 | 5 | / |
| Okuor | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ocwor | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okware | 73 | 12,454 | / |
| Okwart | 73 | 51 | / |
| Okuhor | 73 | 42 | / |
| Oghwor | 73 | 38 | / |
| Akwuor | 73 | 9 | / |
| Okwure | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gokwar | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okuore | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akwore | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogwhor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukwhor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akgwor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Askwor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hockworth | 71 | 35 | / |
| Ouckworth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwaare | 67 | 16 | / |
| Okwuahr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akworth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hackwor | 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 Okwor
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