Owindu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Owindu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Owindu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owindu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owindu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owindu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Owindu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owindu are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Owindu is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most common in: Siaya County, where 80 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 36 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obindu | 83 | 375 | / |
| Owendu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ewindu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Awindu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obindou | 77 | 20 | / |
| Awaindu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Owenndu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awindus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwndu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awndu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abindu | 67 | 1,061 | / |
| Awendu | 67 | 326 | / |
| Ewendu | 67 | 52 | / |
| Obendu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uwendu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubindu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abindau | 62 | 9 | / |
| Habindu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Abindou | 62 | 2 | / |
| A'Bindu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Awendou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Obendou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aweandou | 57 | 64 | / |
| Avndu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Abndu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ubendu | 50 | 205 | / |
| Abndou | 50 | 110 | / |
| Abendu | 50 | 7 | / |
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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 Owindu
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