Owiso Surname

322,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0771:42,8784,468
Tanzania701:756,30941,721
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Owiso (63) may also be a first name.

Owiso Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owiso Come From? nationality or country of origin

Owiso is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Owiso.

How Common Is The Last Name Owiso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owiso is the 322,243rd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,293,218 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owiso live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most common first name on earth, borne by 63 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,077 people, or 1 in 42,878. In Kenya Owiso is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 21 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 20 percent reside and Siaya County, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Owiso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Owiso surname is primarily Christian (96%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Owiso last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Owiso earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoiso917/
Owisso915/
Oweiso912/
Owaiso911/
Owoisho839/
Oweisuo831/
Howieso831/
Obiso801,259/
Owuso80875/
Oviso8044/
Awiso8030/
Uwiso8010/
Owico803/
Owijo803/
Owisa802/
Ouwaisou772/
Owaisa73217/
Owicho7371/
Awaiso7351/
Obisho7350/
Obisio7331/
Awisso7324/
Hoviso7312/
Uwaiso7311/
Aswiso7310/
Ovisco739/
Owesho737/
Owusuo734/
Obisoi734/
O'Biso732/
Ovaiso732/
Ewisou731/
Obisso731/
Aboiso731/
Ohweso731/
Owijjo731/
Owisat731/
Owiesa731/
Owusho731/
Obisuo731/
Owoijo731/
Uwisso731/
Ovisho731/
Ovisio731/
Ouwaissou7180/
Owoicho677,892/
Awissou67184/
Aweisoh6748/
Oweicho6722/
Uwischo673/
Howesou672/
Howesco672/
Awaisso671/
Eweisoh671/
Hahwiso671/
Oweysou671/
Aweisso671/
Owaicho671/
Oboisio671/
Owehsho671/
Oowicho671/
Owuicho671/
Owoicoh671/
Owaissa671/
Owaisat671/

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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 Owiso
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