Owindi Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Owindi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owndi | 91 | 3 | / |
| Owendi | 83 | 1,334 | / |
| Obindi | 83 | 310 | / |
| Owinda | 83 | 31 | / |
| Awindi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Owinde | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gowndi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Howinda | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oubindi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obindih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owndy | 73 | 9 | / |
| Uwndi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ownda | 73 | 1 | / |
| Govindiy | 71 | 178 | / |
| Awinda | 67 | 780 | / |
| Obendi | 67 | 115 | / |
| Abindi | 67 | 114 | / |
| Owenda | 67 | 99 | / |
| Obinde | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ubindi | 67 | 74 | / |
| Owende | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ewendi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Uwinda | 67 | 16 | / |
| Owendy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obindy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Awendi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awinde | 67 | 8 | / |
| Owhnda | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gawndi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owndey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gownde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awindy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowndy | 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 Owindi
- 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