Oweke Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Oweke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 88 | 1:524,772 | 26,127 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Oweke Demographics
Oweke Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oweke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oweke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oweke is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oweke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,465,390th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oweke reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 524,772. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Homa Bay County, where 88 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 5 percent reside and Migori County, where 5 percent reside. Barring Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and The Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Oweke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Oweke last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Oweke
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