Okwuba Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Okwuba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 178 | 1:995,184 | 42,110 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Okwuba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwuba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okwuba occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwuba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okwuba is the 1,252,959th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Okwuba reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 995,184. In Nigeria Okwuba is primarily found in: Lagos, where 33 percent reside, Edo, where 12 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Okwuba occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwuiba | 92 | 4 | / |
| Okwuboha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwuba | 83 | 734 | / |
| Okwubi | 83 | 200 | / |
| Ogwuba | 83 | 186 | / |
| Okwube | 83 | 186 | / |
| Okwiba | 83 | 41 | / |
| Ukwuba | 83 | 15 | / |
| Okwubo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ekwuba | 83 | 10 | / |
| Okwoba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwuibe | 77 | 321 | / |
| Okwubie | 77 | 55 | / |
| Okwubuo | 77 | 50 | / |
| Akwwuba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekweuba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekwouba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okwuibo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akwouba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onkwube | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okwubou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okwubei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akgwuba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwubio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwauba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwubeeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwubohe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwubo | 67 | 177 | / |
| Ogwubo | 67 | 96 | / |
| Egwuba | 67 | 63 | / |
| Akwoba | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ogbuba | 67 | 48 | / |
| Akwube | 67 | 34 | / |
| Agwuba | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ugwuba | 67 | 28 | / |
| Okwobo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Okwobi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ogwoba | 67 | 14 | / |
| Okwobe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ogwubi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akwubi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akwiba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwube | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukwoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwiba | 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 Okwuba
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