Owidh Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owidh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owidh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

Owidh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owidh is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owidh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owidh is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Owidh is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Owidh live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Owidh is primarily concentrated in: Siaya County, where 67 percent live, Busia County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 17 percent live. Barring Kenya Owidh exists in one country. It is also found in Myanmar, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owaidh911/
Oweidh911/
Owid894/
Oweid804,857/
Owaid80106/
Owith8013/
Owied807/
Awidh801/
Owedh801/
Howid801/
Howith7328/
Ovidth7318/
Howaid7311/
Gowaid7310/
Obeidh734/
Obaidh733/
Owhied731/
Howeid731/
Owid't731/
O'Waid731/
Owithe731/
Ouwaid731/
Howiod730/
Obid673,737/
Awid672,043/
Ovid67315/
Owit6779/
Owed6746/
Ewid6711/
Auwaidh671/
Obeidth671/
Howaith670/

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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 Owidh
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