Ojwando Surname
Approximately 1,017 people bear this surname
Ojwando Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 868 | 1:53,203 | 5,348 |
| Tanzania | 142 | 1:372,828 | 27,176 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ojwando (15) may also be a first name.
Ojwando Demographics
Ojwando Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ojwando Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ojwando Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ojwando is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ojwando click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojwando? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 356,968th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,165,729 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ojwando reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ojwando is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 15 people.
This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 868 people, or 1 in 53,203. In Kenya Ojwando is mostly concentrated in: Migori County, where 35 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 28 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 27 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Ojwando is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent are found and Sudan, where 0 percent are found.
Ojwando Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owando | 92 | 29 | / |
| Owandho | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ojuando | 86 | 10 | / |
| Owandoh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ojwondo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ouwando | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ochwando | 80 | 6 | / |
| Owatendo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obando | 77 | 129,048 | / |
| Ovando | 77 | 61,594 | / |
| Owondo | 77 | 503 | / |
| Awando | 77 | 335 | / |
| Owanda | 77 | 158 | / |
| Juando | 77 | 116 | / |
| Ewando | 77 | 73 | / |
| Jwanda | 77 | 4 | / |
| Iwando | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owuondo | 71 | 217 | / |
| Ojuondo | 71 | 192 | / |
| Awandoi | 71 | 42 | / |
| Awandoh | 71 | 18 | / |
| Owhanda | 71 | 16 | / |
| Hobando | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ouvando | 71 | 8 | / |
| Juandoo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hovando | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oyuando | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ovanndo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ahwando | 71 | 3 | / |
| Osvando | 71 | 3 | / |
| Awandou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Govando | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ovaando | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obanddo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ovandos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Howanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owandah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawando | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awandoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yiwando | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oibando | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoundo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoondo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aweandou | 67 | 64 | / |
| Jiwandha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Howonduo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ochwondo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ajibando | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oubandou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gouwanda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeevando | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajwandas | 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 Ojwando
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