Ohowa Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Ohowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 80 | 1:577,249 | 27,285 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ohowa (17) may also be a first name.
Ohowa Demographics
Ohowa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ohowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ohowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ohowa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ohowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,034,059th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. Ohowa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ohowa live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ohowa is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 17 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is most common in: Siaya County, where 96 percent live, Busia County, where 1 percent live and Kakamega County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Ohowa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ohowa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohowai | 91 | 19 | / |
| Ohohwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hohoiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ohoiwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haowa | 80 | 1,092 | / |
| Ohawa | 80 | 342 | / |
| Ahowa | 80 | 87 | / |
| Ohowo | 80 | 75 | / |
| Ohova | 80 | 17 | / |
| Aohwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyowah | 73 | 157 | / |
| Ohawha | 73 | 88 | / |
| Hohova | 73 | 33 | / |
| Ahouwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Haowat | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hahowa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ohaway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ohouba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohobah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oyowha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoahwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahoswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohohba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haowas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohobai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aowa | 67 | 62 | / |
| Oawa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ohuobah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hoahwah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ahahowa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hohotva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gahoywa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Houoway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohuouha | 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 Ohowa
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