Owic Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owic Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1331:293,52820,541
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Owic Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owic occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owic? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,518,885th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Owic live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Owic is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 293,528. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Oyam District, where 83 percent live, Gulu District, where 10 percent live and Kole District, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owich89790/
Owici8912/
Owicz895/
Howic891/
Howicz8038/
Howich8029/
Owoich8013/
Owitch8010/
Owiche802/
Owichs801/
Oweich801/
Ovic75272/
Awic7512/
Owec751/
Owiz751/
Owyc751/
Owoiche7340/
Oswitch737/
Ovich67423/
Awich67388/
Owech67125/
Obich6747/
Owitz6739/
Avoic6715/
Owaiz6714/
Hovic6711/
Uwich6710/
Ovici675/
Awwic672/
Hawic671/
Uovic671/

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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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  • 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 Owic
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