Wokwe Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Wokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wokwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wokwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wokwe? popularity and diffusion
Wokwe is the 7,593,402nd most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Wokwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Wokwe live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Wokwe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Wokwe is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 60 percent are found and Lagos, where 40 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wonkwe | 91 | 15 | / |
| Wokw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wekwe | 80 | 127 | / |
| Wakwe | 80 | 108 | / |
| Wukwe | 80 | 39 | / |
| Wokwa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Vokwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uokwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wonkweah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vwakwe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wokoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bokwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bokwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woukwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vonkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weekwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wonkue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wongkwi | 67 | 503 | / |
| Wokgoue | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wongwee | 67 | 17 | / |
| Boukwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wocw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vokw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwongwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vokweis | 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 Wokwe
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