Okwuagwu Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okwuagwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwuagwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6621:267,58715,282
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okwuagwu (28) may also be a first name.

Okwuagwu Last Name Facts

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

Okwuagwu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwuagwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 491,125th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,812,383 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okwuagwu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 28 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 662 people, or 1 in 267,587. In Nigeria Okwuagwu is most frequent in: Delta, where 41 percent reside, Abia, where 20 percent reside and Lagos, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Okwuagwu occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Okwuagwu
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