Owee Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda741:527,55829,544
Kenya611:757,04831,106
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
England11:55,718,059489,080

Owee (94) may also be a first name.

Owee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owee Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Owee is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owee? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owee is the 1,267,784th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Owee live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owee is also the 980,251st most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 94 people.

This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 527,558. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Apac District, where 50 percent reside, Alebtong District, where 20 percent reside and Kole District, where 18 percent reside. Not including Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 34 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.

Owee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Owee last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oweye89232/
Oweae8925/
Howee896/
Oweed894/
Oweje893/
Oywee893/
Oweie892/
Oweeh891/
Oweet891/
Ohwee891/
Owe862,145/
Ooweye805/
O'Weed802/
Osweed801/
Oweesh801/
Howeye800/
Howe75108,953/
Owie756,353/
Owei753,144/
Owhe752,000/
Oweh751,754/
Ovee751,359/
Obee751,119/
Oyee75773/
Awee75340/
Ouwe75307/
Ojee75160/
Ohwe75100/
Ewee7540/
Owey7522/
Ojwe7522/
Owue755/
Oiwe755/
Oweu754/
Uwee753/
Owwe753/
Oywe752/
Owje752/
Oowe751/
Owea751/
Oiee751/
Oeie751/
Oeue751/
Oewe751/
Howeihe7348/
Howeyhe734/
Ojwuehe731/
Oe6735,644/
Ee6718,364/
Howie6716,832/
Howey675,026/
Hoeve671,921/
Ouehe67679/
Houee67490/
Aweye67324/
Goyee67276/
Oyeet67129/
Gohwe67125/
Hoyee6787/
Houwe6767/
Hovee6750/
Ojehe6748/
Hooee6743/
Owetz6734/
Hoewe6729/
Gojee6727/
Hawee6727/
Howei6726/
Howue6723/
Oye'e6721/
Ojwer6721/
Aewee6718/
Oweih678/
Auwee676/
Aweae676/
Ouwei676/
Howea675/
Hobee675/
Owije675/
Oibee674/
Owoey674/
O'Yee674/
O'Hee674/
Ouyee674/
Hoowe673/
Uweeh673/
Owhes673/
Owehs672/
Howeh672/
Uweep672/
Govee672/
Owhie672/
Owher672/
Owieh672/
Oyees672/
Oyeee672/
Oswei672/
Aweeh672/
Oyehe672/
Huwee672/
Ouswe671/
Oveed671/
Oweaz671/
Oowey671/
Howeu671/
Hohwe671/
Gowwe671/
Oswhe671/
Ouwge671/
Aweea671/
Owuhe671/
Aweie671/
Ooweh671/
Oshwe671/
Hewee671/
Ouhwe671/
Ouweu671/
Owejs671/
Owgeh671/
O'Wei671/
Yojee671/
Goowe671/
Aweee671/
Owedh671/
Obeey671/
Oojee671/
Ouuee671/
Ouweh671/
Ouywe671/
Oweph671/
Owwge671/
Owedd671/
Oveer671/
Oowei671/
Hhowe670/
Hoeje670/
Gowge670/

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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 Owee
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