Owindi Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owindi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owindi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Owindi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owindi is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owindi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owindi is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Owindi live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda Owindi is most common in: Busia District, where 83 percent live, Kalangala District, where 6 percent live and Tororo District, where 6 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owndi913/
Owendi831,334/
Obindi83310/
Owinda8331/
Awindi836/
Owinde834/
Gowndi831/
Howinda772/
Oubindi771/
Obindih771/
Owndy739/
Uwndi731/
Ownda731/
Govindiy71178/
Awinda67780/
Obendi67115/
Abindi67114/
Owenda6799/
Obinde6792/
Ubindi6774/
Owende6742/
Ewendi6735/
Uwinda6716/
Owendy6714/
Obindy6710/
Awendi679/
Awinde678/
Owhnda675/
Gawndi672/
Owndey672/
Gownde671/
Awindy671/
Gowndy670/

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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 Owindi
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