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
Owigo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Owigo.
How Common Is The Last Name Owigo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 297,484th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,688,951 people. The surname 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. It is borne by 278 people.
The last name Owigo is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,006 people, or 1 in 45,904. In Kenya Owigo is most common in: Homa Bay County, where 47 percent are found, Migori County, where 46 percent are found and Siaya County, where 5 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Owigo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence 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