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 last name Owigo is found most in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owigo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 297,484th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,688,951 people. Owigo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owigo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 532,586th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 278 people.
It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,006 people, or 1 in 45,904. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 47 percent live, Migori County, where 46 percent live and Siaya County, where 5 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Owigo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly 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