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
The surname Okworu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okworu? popularity and diffusion
Okworu is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Okworu live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Okworu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 79 percent reside, Lagos, where 12 percent reside and Oyo, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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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