Owich Surname
Approximately 790 people bear this surname
Owich Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 700 | 1:65,971 | 6,330 |
| Uganda | 87 | 1:448,727 | 26,843 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owich (76) may also be a first name.
Owich Demographics
Owich Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owich Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owich is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Owich.
How Common Is The Last Name Owich? popularity and diffusion
It is the 434,913th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,224,742 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owich are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most common first name in the world, held by 76 people.
The surname Owich is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 700 people, or 1 in 65,971. In Kenya Owich is most numerous in: Migori County, where 25 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 22 percent live and Nairobi County, where 17 percent live. Beside Kenya Owich is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Owich Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Owich last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howich | 91 | 29 | / |
| Owoich | 91 | 13 | / |
| Owitch | 91 | 10 | / |
| Oswich | 91 | 5 | / |
| Owiche | 91 | 2 | / |
| Owichs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oweich | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owisch | 91 | 0 | / |
| Owic | 89 | 137 | / |
| Owoiche | 83 | 40 | / |
| Oswitch | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ovich | 80 | 423 | / |
| Awich | 80 | 388 | / |
| Ewich | 80 | 140 | / |
| Owech | 80 | 125 | / |
| Obich | 80 | 47 | / |
| Owici | 80 | 12 | / |
| Uwich | 80 | 10 | / |
| Owice | 80 | 7 | / |
| Owicz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Owish | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howic | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howeisch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovitch | 73 | 328 | / |
| Gawich | 73 | 124 | / |
| Oywech | 73 | 90 | / |
| Govich | 73 | 57 | / |
| Hawich | 73 | 43 | / |
| Howicz | 73 | 38 | / |
| Hobich | 73 | 33 | / |
| Owaish | 73 | 28 | / |
| Hovich | 73 | 20 | / |
| Awiche | 73 | 18 | / |
| Howish | 73 | 8 | / |
| Oubich | 73 | 6 | / |
| Owishe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oweche | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awitch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oviche | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aweich | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obaich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aswich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osvich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awisch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohvich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oibich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owiths | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obhich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oevich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howice | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hewich | 73 | 0 | / |
| Owis | 67 | 1,600 | / |
| Ovic | 67 | 272 | / |
| Hobisch | 67 | 126 | / |
| Obitsch | 67 | 32 | / |
| Hobeich | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hovitch | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aweiche | 67 | 13 | / |
| Awic | 67 | 12 | / |
| Awitsch | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hawaich | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owix | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oubaich | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owoihce | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oweishe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owyc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoiche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehweich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahwaich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohuiche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobaich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawitch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Achwich | 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 Owich
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