Osakwe Surname
Approximately 24,081 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23,682 | 1:7,480 | 874 |
| United States | 192 | 1:1,887,807 | 122,674 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
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'.
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Osakwe Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osakwue | 92 | 20 | / |
| Ossakwe | 92 | 11 | / |
| Oshakwe | 92 | 7 | / |
| Oisakwe | 92 | 6 | / |
| Osaekwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Osakwei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Osakwea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Osakkwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oosakwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Osaikwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Osakw | 91 | 4 | / |
| Osakue | 83 | 3,015 | / |
| Osekwe | 83 | 80 | / |
| Asakwe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Osakwa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Osagwe | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ozakwe | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ojakwe | 83 | 14 | / |
| Osokwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Osaqwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Usakwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ashakwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Oshokwe | 77 | 18 | / |
| Osekweh | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ochakwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Osiekwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Osiokwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osokwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osoekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osaigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osaikue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gusakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osuikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oshekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osiagwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ozakwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osaugwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oseukwue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hosackwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ashankwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oshookwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osoekwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Esekwe | 67 | 222 | / |
| Osague | 67 | 216 | / |
| Asakwa | 67 | 162 | / |
| Ozokwe | 67 | 49 | / |
| Osagbe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ozekwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Azekwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Osegwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Osokwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Asekwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Asagwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Osaque | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojokwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ezakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osokue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ezokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osakui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osekue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osakwe
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