Ojwok Surname
Approximately 748 people bear this surname
Ojwok Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 729 | 1:53,552 | 6,386 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ojwok (10) may also be a first name.
Ojwok Demographics
Ojwok Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ojwok Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ojwok Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ojwok is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojwok? popularity and diffusion
Ojwok is the 453,475th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,742,708 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ojwok live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ojwok is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname Ojwok is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 729 people, or 1 in 53,552. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Abim District, where 89 percent are found, Kaberamaido District, where 7 percent are found and Soroti District, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Ojwok Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ojwok last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owok | 89 | 155 | / |
| Jwok | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ojuok | 80 | 1,465 | / |
| Ajwok | 80 | 30 | / |
| Owoke | 80 | 24 | / |
| Jiwok | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ujwok | 80 | 6 | / |
| Howok | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ojwak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jwock | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owuok | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oujwuoke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owooke | 73 | 22 | / |
| Owhoke | 73 | 9 | / |
| Owoike | 73 | 7 | / |
| Owokch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ojuoke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ohwoke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ujwoke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojwuke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yowouk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejawok | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojuock | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwok | 67 | 4,737 | / |
| Awok | 67 | 809 | / |
| Owak | 67 | 382 | / |
| Ewok | 67 | 120 | / |
| Juok | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ujwuoke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owog | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oyewoke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jwak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ywok | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jwoc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jbok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howocks | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ojwok
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