Ohowa Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ohowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya801:577,24927,285
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ohowa (17) may also be a first name.

Ohowa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ohowa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ohowa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ohowa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ohowa are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Ohowa is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is most common in: Siaya County, where 96 percent are found, Busia County, where 1 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ohowa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohowai9119/
Ohohwa911/
Hohoiwa831/
Ohoiwai831/
Haowa801,092/
Ohawa80342/
Ahowa8087/
Ohowo8075/
Ohova8017/
Aohwa801/
Ouowa801/
Oyowah73157/
Ohawha7388/
Hohova7333/
Ahouwa7321/
Haowat736/
Hahowa734/
Ohaway733/
Ohouba732/
Houawa732/
Ohobah732/
Oyowha731/
Hoahwa731/
Ahoswa731/
Ojowah731/
Ohohba731/
Gouowa731/
Haowas731/
Ohobai731/
Aowa6762/
Oawa6720/
Ohuobah6719/
Hoahwah6715/
Ahahowa679/
Hohotva675/
Gahoywa674/
Houoway671/
Ohuouha671/

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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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