Owinji Surname
Approximately 1,018 people bear this surname
Owinji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,016 | 1:38,424 | 4,940 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Owinji (19) may also be a first name.
Owinji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owinji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owinji is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Owinji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owinji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 356,707th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,158,690 people. The last name Owinji is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owinji reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owinji is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name internationally It is held by 19 people.
The last name Owinji is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,016 people, or 1 in 38,424. In Uganda Owinji is primarily concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 43 percent reside, Zombo District, where 23 percent reside and Hoima District, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Owinji occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owinjii | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owinja | 83 | 544 | / |
| Owinje | 83 | 72 | / |
| Uwinji | 83 | 66 | / |
| Owingi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Owinzi | 83 | 17 | / |
| Owenji | 83 | 14 | / |
| Owunji | 83 | 3 | / |
| Awinji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Govinji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Owinnie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouwinhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owuniji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awnji | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ovnji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owinyaai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aweinjei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obinijei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ovienjie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awinja | 67 | 8,776 | / |
| Owinya | 67 | 328 | / |
| Owenja | 67 | 132 | / |
| Owenje | 67 | 104 | / |
| Uwinja | 67 | 23 | / |
| Abinji | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ewenji | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owinza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obinje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owinye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awingi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awunji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obinie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obenji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awinie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovunji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubinji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avinji | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Owinji
- 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