Owakwe Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Owakwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 214 | 1:827,770 | 36,611 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Owakwe (41) may also be a first name.
Owakwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owakwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owakwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owakwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owakwe is the 1,125,333rd most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owakwe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 41 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 827,770. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 50 percent live, Rivers, where 21 percent live and Abia, where 15 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owakwue | 92 | 12 | / |
| Owajkwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owankweh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uwakwe | 83 | 29,479 | / |
| Ewakwe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Owokwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Owakwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Owekwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwakwue | 77 | 21 | / |
| Uwakweh | 77 | 19 | / |
| Owuekwe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Uweakwe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Uwuakwe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Owonkwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Uuwakwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Uwakwee | 77 | 3 | / |
| Uwaikwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ovakwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwakwed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obeakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owwekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owuokwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owakwyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owhokwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwagwe | 67 | 90 | / |
| Uwakwa | 67 | 88 | / |
| Awakwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Uwakue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uwokwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owegwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awokwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awagwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owague | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owogwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awekwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwakwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewekwe | 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 Owakwe
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