Owishe Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Owishe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Owishe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owishe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owishe occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Owishe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owishe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owishe is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Owishe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Owishe reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Owishe is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Owishe is most numerous in: Kyegegwa District, where 50 percent are found and Lyantonde District, where 50 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Owishe
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