Olwichi Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olwichi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Olwichi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3931:117,5069,884
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Olwichi (52) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Olwichi Demographics

Olwichi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 13 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Olwichi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olwichi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olwichi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 734,496th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olwichi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 52 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 393 people, or 1 in 117,506. In Kenya Olwichi is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 99 percent reside, Busia County, where 0 percent reside and Siaya County, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Olwichi occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Olwichi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holwichid881/
Olwechi861/
Oluhichi801/
Olwisi772/
Olwizi771/
Olwiki771/
Olwice770/
Albichi715/
Oluechi714/
Alwechi711/
Olviche711/
Olwicka711/
Alwicher6740/
Alhwishi671/
Albichei671/
Galvichi671/
Halwicki671/
Olvicois671/
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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 Olwichi
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