Owechu Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Owechu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Owechu (3) may also be a first name.
Owechu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owechu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owechu is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owechu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owechu are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Owechu is also the 7,463,778th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 3 people.
Owechu is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Owechu is primarily found in: Kaberamaido District, where 50 percent live and Wakiso District, where 50 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owecu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ewechu | 83 | 191 | / |
| Owachu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Uwechu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ojechu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owochu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owoichu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Awaechu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gouechu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obechou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owiochu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Euchu | 73 | 234 | / |
| Eichu | 73 | 71 | / |
| Yechu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Eechu | 73 | 31 | / |
| Ouchu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Owesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eachu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houechou | 71 | 18 | / |
| Oubechou | 71 | 18 | / |
| Ouetchou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eachus | 67 | 1,113 | / |
| Yechou | 67 | 446 | / |
| Ouchou | 67 | 356 | / |
| Ubechu | 67 | 193 | / |
| Ewichu | 67 | 179 | / |
| Ayechu | 67 | 143 | / |
| Houetchou | 67 | 99 | / |
| Ewachu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ewochu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Eyachu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yetchu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hoichu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Eyechu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Eichou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Iyechu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Owuesu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Houchu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awachu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awichu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eychus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abechu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Avechu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eadchu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heachu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eatchu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aiechu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obichu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouchut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyechu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goychu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoachu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yechhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweshu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweazu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Evachu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eechuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubeychou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goeshu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojekhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eichau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euchut | 67 | 0 | / |
| Euchus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owechu
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