Okwu-Uwa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Okwu-Uwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okwu-Uwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwu-Uwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okwu-Uwa is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwu-Uwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Okwu-Uwa live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Okwu-Uwa is mostly found in: Delta, where 92 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Okwu-Uwa is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwuuwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Okwuwa | 86 | 127 | / |
| Okuuwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okwuewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owuuwka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okuwa | 77 | 2,648 | / |
| Okwua | 77 | 72 | / |
| Ogwu-Uwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okwuwe | 71 | 432 | / |
| Oku-Ue | 71 | 271 | / |
| Oku-Ya | 71 | 212 | / |
| Akwuwa | 71 | 157 | / |
| Okouwa | 71 | 67 | / |
| Okyuwa | 71 | 63 | / |
| Oku-Ha | 71 | 19 | / |
| Okwawa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Okuiwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ukwuwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Okuwah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Okuwai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yokuwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Okeuwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okwowa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okuowa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okauwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okuwao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukuuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okuyua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okuway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuyuaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oki-Wa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwu | 67 | 7,632 | / |
| Okwa | 67 | 2,740 | / |
| Okua | 67 | 1,432 | / |
| Okuu | 67 | 299 | / |
| Yoku-Ya | 67 | 96 | / |
| Okwuiwe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Okoeuwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Okwuaya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akwauwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekweuwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Agwuuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ohkiuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oko-Ewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oka-Uwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oko Uwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyekuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okewu A | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oka-Uwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuogwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhuawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akewuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokwawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwu-Uwakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhuoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhuaua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oka-Ewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwuguwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuiue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuauh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuwawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokwoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwiiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ougouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukouwa | 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-Uwa
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