Owicho Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Owicho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
Owicho (33) may also be a first name.
Owicho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owicho Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owicho is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owicho? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,255,512th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Owicho occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owicho live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 33 people.
Owicho is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 57 percent reside, Kwara, where 10 percent reside and Ogun, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoicho | 92 | 7,892 | / |
| Oweicho | 92 | 22 | / |
| Owaicho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oowicho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owuicho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owico | 91 | 3 | / |
| Owoichoi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Oowoicho | 86 | 4 | / |
| Owioycho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obicho | 83 | 194 | / |
| Awicho | 83 | 144 | / |
| Owecho | 83 | 33 | / |
| Owicha | 83 | 5 | / |
| Owucho | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ewicho | 83 | 2 | / |
| Owoico | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owoisho | 77 | 9 | / |
| Awoicho | 77 | 7 | / |
| Owoicha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Owoicoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howicha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owechuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owiso | 73 | 1,158 | / |
| Awico | 73 | 50 | / |
| Owijo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ovidchoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abicho | 67 | 2,931 | / |
| Obicha | 67 | 83 | / |
| Obisho | 67 | 50 | / |
| Owucha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Owesho | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owoiso | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owisso | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awecho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obecho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ovicha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ewicha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avicho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oweiso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awucho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awicha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovieco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owecha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owijjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouchwicha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovisho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovicio | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Owicho
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