Okwus Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Okwus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Okwus (34) may also be a first name.
Okwus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okwus is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwus? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,323,005th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okwus live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okwus is also the 1,775,424th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 34 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 32 percent reside, Edo, where 26 percent reside and Lagos, where 21 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Italy, where 3 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
- 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 Okwus
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