Owechi Surname
Approximately 3,769 people bear this surname
Owechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,765 | 1:10,369 | 1,765 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Owechi (15) may also be a first name.
Owechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owechi is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Owechi.
How Common Is The Last Name Owechi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owechi is the 121,498th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,933,549 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owechi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owechi is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 15 people.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,765 people, or 1 in 10,369. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 52 percent are found, Zombo District, where 19 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Owechi
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