Owacho Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Owacho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Owacho Demographics
Owacho Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owacho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owacho Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owacho is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owacho? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owacho is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owacho reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 40 percent live, Bungoma County, where 10 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Tanzania, where 19 percent live.
Owacho Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owaicho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ouwacho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owaco | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ochwacho | 86 | 8 | / |
| Owacha | 83 | 640 | / |
| Owocho | 83 | 188 | / |
| Owecho | 83 | 33 | / |
| Awacho | 83 | 21 | / |
| Obacho | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ewacho | 83 | 2 | / |
| Owakho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owoicho | 77 | 7,892 | / |
| Awachuo | 77 | 67 | / |
| Owoecho | 77 | 27 | / |
| Oweicho | 77 | 22 | / |
| Owochoi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oiwocho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owuicho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawacho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owechuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Govacho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ohwacha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovaco | 73 | 178 | / |
| Owaca | 73 | 171 | / |
| Awaco | 73 | 37 | / |
| Owaso | 73 | 28 | / |
| Owazo | 73 | 18 | / |
| Owoco | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoichoi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oowoicho | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hobachou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojuachoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awatchou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oubachou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owosho | 67 | 740 | / |
| Awacha | 67 | 425 | / |
| Owhoso | 67 | 97 | / |
| Ewacha | 67 | 92 | / |
| Obacha | 67 | 54 | / |
| Abacho | 67 | 45 | / |
| Uwacha | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ovocho | 67 | 13 | / |
| Owocha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Abocho | 67 | 10 | / |
| Owokho | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obocho | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ovacha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owaazo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awecho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ewocho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owasso | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owakha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owuaso | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owojah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awocho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oubaychou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avocho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owasio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoico | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Evacho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owecha | 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 Owacho
- 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