Owich Surname

434,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7001:65,9716,330
Uganda871:448,72726,843
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Owich (76) may also be a first name.

Owich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owich is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owich? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owich is the 434,913th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,224,742 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name at a global level, held by 76 people.

The last name Owich is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 700 people, or 1 in 65,971. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Migori County, where 25 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 22 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Owich occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Owich Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howich9129/
Owoich9113/
Owitch9110/
Oswich915/
Owiche912/
Owichs911/
Oweich911/
Owisch910/
Owic89137/
Owoiche8340/
Oswitch837/
Ovich80423/
Awich80388/
Ewich80140/
Owech80125/
Obich8047/
Owici8012/
Uwich8010/
Owice807/
Owicz805/
Owish801/
Howic801/
Howeisch771/
Ovitch73328/
Gawich73124/
Oywech7390/
Govich7357/
Hawich7343/
Howicz7338/
Hobich7333/
Owaish7328/
Hovich7320/
Awiche7318/
Howish738/
Oubich736/
Owishe734/
Oweche734/
Awitch732/
Oviche732/
Aweich732/
Obaich731/
Aswich731/
Osvich731/
Awisch731/
Ohvich731/
Gowish731/
Huwich731/
Oibich731/
Owiths731/
Obhich731/
Oevich731/
Howice730/
Hewich730/
Owis671,600/
Ovic67272/
Hobisch67126/
Obitsch6732/
Hobeich6729/
Hovitch6716/
Aweiche6713/
Awic6712/
Awitsch6711/
Hawaich679/
Owix675/
Oubaich675/
Owoihce674/
Oweishe672/
Owyc671/
Awoiche671/
Owec671/
Owiz671/
Ehweich671/
Ahwaich671/
Ohuiche671/
Hobaich671/
Hawitch670/
Achwich670/

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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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