Owach Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Owach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 210 | 1:185,901 | 15,308 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Owach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owach Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owach has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owach? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,140,742nd most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owach are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Owach is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 185,901. In Uganda Owach is most frequent in: Lira District, where 45 percent are found, Otuke District, where 18 percent are found and Kampala District, where 6 percent are found. Besides Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ojwach | 91 | 226 | / |
| Howach | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owatch | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owac | 89 | 97 | / |
| Gowatch | 83 | 19 | / |
| O'Watch | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gowasch | 83 | 10 | / |
| Howatch | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oswatch | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ochwach | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obach | 80 | 977 | / |
| Owech | 80 | 125 | / |
| Awach | 80 | 104 | / |
| Ewach | 80 | 46 | / |
| Oywac | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ovach | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owoch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uwach | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ojwac | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owace | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ochwache | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howatsch | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hawach | 73 | 243 | / |
| Awache | 73 | 165 | / |
| Hobach | 73 | 71 | / |
| Owuoch | 73 | 61 | / |
| Owoche | 73 | 32 | / |
| Owaish | 73 | 28 | / |
| Howash | 73 | 24 | / |
| Owoich | 73 | 13 | / |
| Obatch | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ahwach | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hovach | 73 | 8 | / |
| Oibach | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owashe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ovache | 73 | 2 | / |
| Howoch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Euwach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwache | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyuach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owahij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aswach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obasch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houwac | 73 | 0 | / |
| Owoc | 67 | 898 | / |
| Owas | 67 | 244 | / |
| Owuoche | 67 | 204 | / |
| Owotche | 67 | 54 | / |
| Owoiche | 67 | 40 | / |
| Hoybach | 67 | 36 | / |
| Awac | 67 | 16 | / |
| Govatch | 67 | 10 | / |
| Uhwache | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hawaich | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awatche | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hawache | 67 | 5 | / |
| Houbach | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owaz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oubaich | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hojbach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awauche | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ochuach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovac | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owax | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gowhash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hohvach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwhache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osvatch | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Beach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobaich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahwaich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govasch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobauch | 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 Owach
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