Owachgiu Surname
Approximately 3,374 people bear this surname
Owachgiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,373 | 1:11,574 | 1,926 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Owachgiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owachgiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owachgiu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owachgiu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 133,601st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,159,913 people. The surname Owachgiu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owachgiu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,373 people, or 1 in 11,574. In Uganda Owachgiu is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 68 percent reside, Zombo District, where 16 percent reside and Arua District, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owach-Giu | 94 | 289 | / |
| Owach Giu | 94 | 90 | / |
| Owachgiwu | 94 | 9 | / |
| Owachugiu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Owachagiu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Owachgiwiu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owach Giwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owac-Giu | 88 | 57 | / |
| Uwachgiu | 88 | 57 | / |
| Owachgio | 88 | 7 | / |
| Awachgiu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Owacagiu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Owaghgiu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Uwach Giu | 82 | 4 | / |
| Owacaigiu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Uwachgiwu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Owaccgiwu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Owac-Giwu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Uwach Giwu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Awac-Giu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Okwaygiu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owekagiu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owacugio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okwagi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Owakigiwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ocaygiu | 67 | 72 | / |
| Ocaigiu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Achwegi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Owekgiu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ochwagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwigiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocagiwu | 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 Owachgiu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis