Owichi Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Owichi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 107 | 1:431,588 | 23,328 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Owichi Demographics
Owichi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owichi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owichi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owichi is found most in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owichi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owichi is the 1,736,881st most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname Owichi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owichi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 431,588. In Kenya Owichi is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 50 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 46 percent are found and Busia County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Owichi occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Owichi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Owichi surname is primarily 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 Owichi
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