Owegi Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owegi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owegi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5631:82,0257,544
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Owegi (102) may also be a first name.

Owegi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owegi is most common in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owegi? popularity and diffusion

Owegi is the 559,180th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,830,186 people. The last name Owegi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owegi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owegi is also the 935,178th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 102 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 563 people, or 1 in 82,025. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Siaya County, where 36 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 21 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Owegi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owegie91137/
Oweggi914/
Oegi892/
Owiegie831/
Obegi801,607/
Owesi80181/
Hoegi8036/
Owega8020/
Owagi8017/
Awegi8016/
Owigi807/
Oyegi803/
Ewegi803/
Ojegi802/
Oweji802/
Owezi802/
Uwegi801/
Owege801/
Owezie73174/
Ouegui7386/
Ohwesi7365/
Oweisi7339/
Owhezi7338/
Oweger7338/
Oweizi7332/
Oweiga7310/
Aswegi7310/
Owagai739/
Owoege736/
Oweisy735/
Owedji734/
Oyengi733/
Ojengi732/
Ojiegi731/
Oweesi731/
Oweeci731/
Owehci731/
Owesci731/
Ajoegi731/
Owhege731/
Obegie731/
Oweiji731/
Owesai731/
Ojwagi731/
Goegai731/
Aweagi731/
Oswezi731/
Oweazi731/
Oweghe731/
Owesie731/
Owhega731/
Gowege730/
Oswege730/
Eygi67891/
Yegi67345/
Eigi6799/
Owaeghe6763/
Oweigha6750/
Uegi6735/
Haswegi6729/
Eegi6728/
Aegi6719/
Ejgi6717/
Achwegi6717/
Aswegui6715/
Oege6715/
Oigi6714/
Eagi6711/
Ougi679/
O'Weger677/
Eugi676/
Iegi675/
Owhegha672/
Ehweghi671/
Oweisei671/
Oweaghe671/
Ouiegui671/
Ouenghi671/
Oegy671/
Ohweghe671/
Awenghi671/
Ojwaghi671/
Oweijer671/
Houegui671/
Howeise670/

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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
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  • 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 Owegi
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