Owigo Surname
Approximately 1,281 people bear this surname
Owigo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,006 | 1:45,904 | 4,744 |
| Tanzania | 271 | 1:195,357 | 16,724 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Owigo (278) may also be a first name.
Owigo Demographics
Owigo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owigo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owigo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owigo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owigo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 297,484th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,688,951 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owigo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owigo is also the 532,586th most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 278 people.
The surname Owigo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,006 people, or 1 in 45,904. In Kenya Owigo is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 47 percent live, Migori County, where 46 percent live and Siaya County, where 5 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Owigo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Owigo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owigho | 91 | 304 | / |
| Howigo | 91 | 21 | / |
| Ojwigo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owiggho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owhiogo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owhigho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oywigho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ovigo | 80 | 28 | / |
| Owego | 80 | 5 | / |
| Owugo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Obigo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owiga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Awigo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ojweigoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owhingho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oweingoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojwiga | 73 | 605 | / |
| Obigho | 73 | 237 | / |
| Obaigo | 73 | 64 | / |
| Owegho | 73 | 57 | / |
| Aboigo | 73 | 39 | / |
| Oviogo | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ovigho | 73 | 14 | / |
| Awigho | 73 | 11 | / |
| Oviego | 73 | 11 | / |
| Oweiga | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ojuigo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Oibego | 73 | 4 | / |
| Howego | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oveigo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ovaigo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owengo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awoigo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owugho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovigoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osuigo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obihgo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwaigo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewiego | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohwoingho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Howgego | 67 | 358 | / |
| Oweigha | 67 | 50 | / |
| Oboigho | 67 | 30 | / |
| Obhigho | 67 | 24 | / |
| Owhegho | 67 | 16 | / |
| Howigha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oviegho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aboigoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Govoigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govigoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohbaigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awhigho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboigou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuigho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oveigho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyuigho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouvingo | 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 Owigo
- 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