Okwuiwe Surname
2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Okwuiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwuwe | 92 | 432 | / |
| Okwuweh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okwuiue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Houkuiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwowe | 77 | 134 | / |
| Okwuwa | 77 | 127 | / |
| Okuibe | 77 | 20 | / |
| Okwibe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Okuiwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ekwuwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Oguiwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akwuwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akwuiw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuhaiwe | 75 | 27 | / |
| Ukwuibe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ogwiwea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okwubei | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hukuiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuchwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okwujebe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okuayawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwubeeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwiw | 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 Okwuiwe
- 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