Okworu Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Okworu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Okworu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okworu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okworu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Okworu.
How Common Is The Last Name Okworu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okworu is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Okworu are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Okworu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria Okworu is most common in: Delta, where 79 percent reside, Lagos, where 12 percent reside and Oyo, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwuoru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okwuru | 83 | 715 | / |
| Ukworu | 83 | 506 | / |
| Okuoru | 83 | 131 | / |
| Okweru | 83 | 65 | / |
| Ekworu | 83 | 29 | / |
| Okwaru | 83 | 25 | / |
| Ogworu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akworu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuoru | 77 | 5 | / |
| Okwuaru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Unkworu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oghworu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwuruh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okgwuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogboru | 67 | 3,866 | / |
| Ekwaru | 67 | 1,050 | / |
| Ogwuru | 67 | 672 | / |
| Ukwuru | 67 | 244 | / |
| Ekweru | 67 | 206 | / |
| Akwuru | 67 | 81 | / |
| Akweru | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ogwaru | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oguoru | 67 | 14 | / |
| Agworu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Okueru | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okouhorou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ukuoru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akwaru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ugworu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukwaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egworu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogweru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuaru | 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 Okworu
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