Owokwe Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owonkwe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Owhokwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owuokwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owakwe | 83 | 215 | / |
| Owukwe | 83 | 84 | / |
| Uwokwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Awokwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Owogwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Owekwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owakwue | 77 | 12 | / |
| Owuekwe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ouwukwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ojuokwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Owukwue | 77 | 3 | / |
| Uwockwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owwekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awokgwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owwukwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owhoigwe | 71 | 100 | / |
| Owankweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwakwe | 67 | 29,479 | / |
| Ewakwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uwukwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obukwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owegwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owakwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awokwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awekwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obokwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awukwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awogwe | 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 Owokwe
- 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