Owinjo Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Owinjo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 328 | 1:119,022 | 11,368 |
| Kenya | 65 | 1:710,460 | 30,267 |
Owinjo Demographics
Owinjo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owinjo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owinjo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owinjo occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Owinjo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owinjo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 735,823rd most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owinjo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 119,022. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Tororo District, where 67 percent live, Mayuge District, where 9 percent live and Bugiri District, where 6 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent live.
Owinjo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awinjo | 83 | 1,047 | / |
| Owinyo | 83 | 577 | / |
| Owinja | 83 | 544 | / |
| Obinjo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Owinho | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ovinjo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ewinjo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owunjo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owenjo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Howndjo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owincho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awinjho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awinijo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ownja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awainjoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awinja | 67 | 8,776 | / |
| Owinya | 67 | 328 | / |
| Owenja | 67 | 132 | / |
| Awinyo | 67 | 88 | / |
| Obinyo | 67 | 65 | / |
| Owenyo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Uwinja | 67 | 23 | / |
| Avinjo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Obenjo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Owinia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Obinio | 67 | 12 | / |
| Owinza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awinzo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ewinyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obinja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owenio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abinjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ewinio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houwinsou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwinssou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obinzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awenjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awunjo | 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 Owinjo
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