Owima Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Owima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Owima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owima is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owima? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owima is the 2,555,468th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Owima reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Owima is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 736,590. In Uganda Owima is most frequent in: Arua District, where 75 percent are found, Maracha District, where 17 percent are found and Yumbe District, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoima | 91 | 23 | / |
| Owioma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ouwima | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owiemah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owuma | 80 | 687 | / |
| Obima | 80 | 593 | / |
| Owema | 80 | 33 | / |
| Awima | 80 | 14 | / |
| Owimi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uwima | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owimo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ovima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owoimaha | 77 | 30 | / |
| Obimma | 73 | 743 | / |
| Owimer | 73 | 278 | / |
| Avoima | 73 | 116 | / |
| Oweime | 73 | 98 | / |
| Ovioma | 73 | 76 | / |
| Oweimo | 73 | 53 | / |
| Oweimi | 73 | 35 | / |
| Owumah | 73 | 22 | / |
| Awaima | 73 | 16 | / |
| Owieme | 73 | 15 | / |
| Awimah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Obaima | 73 | 7 | / |
| Owuuma | 73 | 7 | / |
| Uwaima | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hobima | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awuima | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohwuma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ouwuma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oewuma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owumma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owoimo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owemas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owaimer | 67 | 293 | / |
| Ochwema | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aswimah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oboimau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obimaha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hawimah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guhwima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oivumaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oswimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howaimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awimath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uowemay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohuimas | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owima
- 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