Owesi Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Owesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 64 | 1:721,561 | 30,456 |
| Uganda | 61 | 1:639,988 | 33,288 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Owesi (12) may also be a first name.
Owesi Demographics
Average Owesi Salary in
South Africa
R 79,356
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Owesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owesi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owesi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,267,784th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Owesi reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 35 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owesi is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 12 people.
This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 721,561. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 80 percent live, Siaya County, where 14 percent live and Kisumu County, where 2 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 34 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.
Owesi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Owesi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.61% less than the national average, earning R 79,356 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohwesi | 91 | 65 | / |
| Oweisi | 91 | 39 | / |
| Owesie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owesci | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oweesi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owesai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oweisei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awesi | 80 | 876 | / |
| Ojesi | 80 | 630 | / |
| Owegi | 80 | 568 | / |
| Owisi | 80 | 106 | / |
| Owese | 80 | 60 | / |
| Ovesi | 80 | 51 | / |
| Oyesi | 80 | 24 | / |
| Oweji | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owezi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owaisi | 73 | 1,105 | / |
| Oveisi | 73 | 205 | / |
| Aweisi | 73 | 202 | / |
| Owezie | 73 | 174 | / |
| Owegie | 73 | 137 | / |
| Oveysi | 73 | 38 | / |
| Owhezi | 73 | 38 | / |
| Oweizi | 73 | 32 | / |
| Howisi | 73 | 25 | / |
| Ohwisi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Auwesi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Owhisi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Aweesi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Owiesy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oyesji | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hojesi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oweisy | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oweggi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aweysi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Howesy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owedji | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oveasi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oweseh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hoiesi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwysi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovesih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovesis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouesai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweseu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweazi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswezi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojiesi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oviesi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweïsi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweiji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owehci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweeci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweusi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoyesi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howese | 73 | 0 | / |
| Easi | 67 | 665 | / |
| Ousi | 67 | 509 | / |
| Oisi | 67 | 139 | / |
| Eisi | 67 | 57 | / |
| Eusi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Eysi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ohwoisi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Oysi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oyeshsi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hovejsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweijer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howeise | 67 | 0 | / |
| Howeser | 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 Owesi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis