Okwu Surname
Approximately 7,632 people bear this surname
Okwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,422 | 1:23,867 | 2,096 |
| United States | 116 | 1:3,124,646 | 180,867 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
Okwu (995) may also be a first name.
Okwu Demographics
Average Okwu Salary in
United States
$42,439 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okwu is found most in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okwu is the 65,400th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 954,867 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Okwu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 255,148th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 995 people.
Okwu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,422 people, or 1 in 23,867. In Nigeria it is most common in: Enugu, where 18 percent are found, Rivers, where 18 percent are found and Benue, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Okwu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Okwu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Okwu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $42,439 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oukwu | 89 | 48 | / |
| Ookwu | 89 | 22 | / |
| Ojkwu | 89 | 20 | / |
| Okwui | 89 | 19 | / |
| Oikwu | 89 | 14 | / |
| Okwau | 89 | 8 | / |
| Okwuy | 89 | 5 | / |
| Okgwu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Okwut | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okweu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okwou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ohkwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ockwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ohukwu | 80 | 28 | / |
| Okwout | 80 | 6 | / |
| Okwuha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uozkwu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ounkwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwuss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwuhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogwu | 75 | 19,540 | / |
| Ukwu | 75 | 5,010 | / |
| Akwu | 75 | 3,800 | / |
| Ekwu | 75 | 2,320 | / |
| Oqwu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Okwuije | 73 | 46 | / |
| Ohiekwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekwau | 67 | 281 | / |
| Oogwu | 67 | 169 | / |
| Ekweu | 67 | 153 | / |
| Akwuh | 67 | 150 | / |
| Aakwu | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ogwuh | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ekwuh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Akgwu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Uukwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekwou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Agkwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hukwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oigwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Osgwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okwoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ukwuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oqwut | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogwwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okgbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Askwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukwut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Utkwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ougwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gakwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akwau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egkwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eekwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aukwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akwuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukwuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hekwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uogwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Udkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuu | 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 Okwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis