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 most common in Uganda. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owinji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 356,707th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,158,690 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owinji are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owinji is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 19 people.
Owinji is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,016 people, or 1 in 38,424. In Uganda Owinji is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 43 percent live, Zombo District, where 23 percent live and Hoima District, where 9 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live and Sudan, where 0 percent live.
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