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 has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Owachgiu.
How Common Is The Last Name Owachgiu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owachgiu is the 133,601st most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,159,913 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owachgiu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Owachgiu is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,373 people, or 1 in 11,574. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Nebbi District, where 68 percent live, Zombo District, where 16 percent live and Arua District, where 3 percent live. Not including Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent live.
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