Okwory Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okwory Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Okwory Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okwory Come From? nationality or country of origin

Okwory is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Okwory.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwory? popularity and diffusion

Okwory is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwory live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Okwory is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 61 percent live, Ekiti, where 28 percent live and Benue, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 5 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwori836,494/
Okwore8316/
Okwora8313/
Okwery8311/
Okwuora7744/
Okworie7740/
Okwuori776/
Okworis773/
Okwaroy771/
Okworri771/
Okworoit7115/
Okworait711/
Okware6712,454/
Okwara6712,147/
Okwere67594/
Ogwora67469/
Ogwori67389/
Okwari67187/
Okweri67154/
Okuori6743/
Okwuri6734/
Okwura6716/
Ukwori6714/
Akwori679/
Okwure676/
Okuore673/
Akwore672/
Okuary671/
Okuery671/

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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 Okwory
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