Osakwe Surname

22,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osakwe Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'God agrees' in Igbo. It is derived from the Igbo words olisa, meaning 'God' and kwe, meaning 'agrees'.

Osakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria23,6821:7,480874
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
England1261:442,20729,452
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Osakwe (403) may also be a first name.

Osakwe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'God agrees' in Igbo. It is derived from the Igbo words olisa, meaning 'God' and kwe, meaning 'agrees'.

- olisa

Osakwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osakwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osakwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 22,553rd most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 302,626 people. The last name Osakwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Osakwe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osakwe is also the 429,755th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 403 people.

The last name Osakwe is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 23,682 people, or 1 in 7,480. In Nigeria Osakwe is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 32 percent reside, Delta, where 25 percent reside and Anambra, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Osakwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Osakwe surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Osakwe surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Osakwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.26% less than the national average, earning 220,597 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.61% less than the national average, earning R 105,492 per year; in United States they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $47,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.22% more than the national average, earning $67,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oshakwe927/
Oisakwe926/
Osaekwe922/
Osakwei921/
Osakwea921/
Osakkwe921/
Oosakwe921/
Osaikwe921/
Osakw914/
Osakue833,015/
Osekwe8380/
Asakwe8329/
Osakwa8328/
Osagwe8321/
Ozakwe8316/
Ojakwe8314/
Osokwe833/
Osaqwe831/
Usakwe831/
Ashakwe7721/
Oshokwe7718/
Osekweh777/
Ochakwe774/
Osiekwe773/
Osiokwe771/
Osokwee771/
Osoekwe771/
Osaigwe771/
Osaikue771/
Gusakwe771/
Osuikwe771/
Oshekwe771/
Osiagwe771/
Ozakwue771/
Osaugwe771/
Oseukwue712/
Hosackwa711/
Ashankwe711/
Oshookwe711/
Osoekwei711/
Esekwe67222/
Osague67216/
Asakwa67162/
Ozokwe6749/
Osagbe6741/
Ozekwe6724/
Azekwe6717/
Osegwe6711/
Osokwa6711/
Asekwe6710/
Asagwe674/
Osaque673/
Ojokwe672/
Ezakwe671/
Osokue671/
Ezokwe671/
Esokwe671/
Osagwa671/
Osakui671/
Osekue671/
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