Owiko Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owiko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owiko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya531:871,31932,675
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641

Owiko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owiko is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owiko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owiko is the 2,414,640th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. Owiko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owiko are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Owiko is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 871,319. In Kenya Owiko is most prevalent in: Siaya County, where 96 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 2 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owikoh9142/
Owhiko911/
Oweko8081/
Owuko8018/
Awiko8017/
Oviko808/
Owico803/
Ewiko801/
Owika801/
Awaiko7397/
Awikoa7396/
Oweika7381/
Ovidko7326/
Uwoiko7322/
Owheko7316/
Goviko7315/
Howika7314/
Eweiko735/
Hawiko734/
Uwuiko733/
Oyweko731/
Aweiko731/
Ojbiko731/
Awikou731/
Awisko731/
Ewikou731/
Ewieko731/
Owekou731/
Owajko731/
Owoico731/
Ohbiko731/
Ovieko731/
Owikat731/
Ovikopp6767/
Owechko6733/
Hoveiko6716/
Awaikoh676/
Owichco673/
Howijka673/
Ovichko672/
Owoicoh671/
Aboikou671/
Guwaiko671/
Oewicka671/

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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 Owiko
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