Owii Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owii Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owii Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2371:164,72314,155
Kenya1451:318,48219,707
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Owii Last Name Facts

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

Owii is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Owii click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owii? popularity and diffusion

Owii is the 744,013th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. Owii is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owii live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 164,723. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Apac District, where 28 percent are found, Dokolo District, where 23 percent are found and Kole District, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 37 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Owii Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojwii8916/
Oswii892/
Owi861,194/
Ochwii803/
Owie756,353/
Owei753,144/
Owai751,796/
Awii75565/
Oibi75241/
Owoi75135/
Owui75107/
Howi7561/
Ovii7546/
Ewii7531/
Ohwi7530/
Oivi7520/
Owih7514/
Oewi7512/
Owiy758/
Owhi757/
Ojwi753/
Uwii752/
Owyi752/
Ouwi751/
Owiz751/
Oiwi751/
Owgi751/
Oywi751/
Howie6716,832/
Howai67148/
Uswii67118/
Hoibi6746/
Gowui6734/
Howei6726/
Owait6726/
Oivio6724/
Ochwi6721/
Hawii6715/
Owisz6712/
Goivi6711/
Ouwai678/
Oweih678/
Houwi677/
Ouwei676/
Oihbi675/
Owije675/
Hoivi674/
Owieh672/
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Owhie672/
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Oswui671/
Ahwii671/
Oiboi671/
Ouwoi671/
Owhis671/
Ojwoi671/
Howid671/
Gowgi671/
Gowhi671/
Oowei671/
Howiś671/
Howiy671/
Owhgi671/
Oibii671/
Ohwgi671/
Eewii671/
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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 Owii
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