Owigho Surname
Approximately 304 people bear this surname
Owigho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 300 | 1:590,476 | 28,418 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owigho (264) may also be a first name.
Owigho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owigho Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owigho is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owigho? popularity and diffusion
It is the 885,573rd most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owigho reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owigho is also the 547,545th most common forename globally, borne by 264 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 590,476. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 51 percent are found, Edo, where 25 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Owigho is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owiggho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owhigho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oywigho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owigo | 91 | 1,281 | / |
| Owhingho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obigho | 83 | 237 | / |
| Owegho | 83 | 57 | / |
| Howigo | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ovigho | 83 | 14 | / |
| Awigho | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ojwigo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owugho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ohwoingho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oweigha | 77 | 50 | / |
| Oboigho | 77 | 30 | / |
| Obhigho | 77 | 24 | / |
| Owhegho | 77 | 16 | / |
| Howigha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Oviegho | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owhiogo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awhigho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovuigho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oveigho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyuigho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovigo | 73 | 28 | / |
| Owego | 73 | 5 | / |
| Owugo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awigo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obigo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owiga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ojweigoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oweingoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uweijgho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojwiga | 67 | 605 | / |
| Ubigho | 67 | 365 | / |
| Owugah | 67 | 216 | / |
| Owugha | 67 | 134 | / |
| Obigha | 67 | 123 | / |
| Obaigo | 67 | 64 | / |
| Aboigo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Oviogo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Abigho | 67 | 23 | / |
| Oviego | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oweiga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ojuigo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Howego | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oibego | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oveigo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owengo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovaigo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovigoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovugho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osuigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obihgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awigah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awugho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewiego | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obigah | 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 Owigho
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis