Owit Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Owit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 55 | 1:709,805 | 35,417 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Owit (31) may also be a first name.
Owit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owit is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owit? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Owit live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owit is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 709,805. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Lamwo District, where 55 percent reside, Amuru District, where 11 percent reside and Kampala District, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 15 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howit | 89 | 103 | / |
| Owite | 89 | 37 | / |
| Owait | 89 | 26 | / |
| Owith | 89 | 13 | / |
| Oweit | 89 | 1 | / |
| Howitt | 80 | 4,786 | / |
| Howite | 80 | 76 | / |
| Howith | 80 | 28 | / |
| Gowitt | 80 | 20 | / |
| Owhite | 80 | 5 | / |
| Howait | 80 | 4 | / |
| Owid't | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howiet | 80 | 1 | / |
| O'Witt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owithe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owoite | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howeit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awit | 75 | 2,895 | / |
| Obit | 75 | 154 | / |
| Ovit | 75 | 35 | / |
| Uwit | 75 | 35 | / |
| Ewit | 75 | 17 | / |
| Owet | 75 | 13 | / |
| Owid | 75 | 4 | / |
| O'White | 73 | 24 | / |
| O'Witte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howaith | 73 | 0 | / |
| Oweid | 67 | 4,857 | / |
| Ovitt | 67 | 1,027 | / |
| Hawit | 67 | 645 | / |
| Hewit | 67 | 517 | / |
| Owete | 67 | 403 | / |
| Ovist | 67 | 133 | / |
| Govit | 67 | 120 | / |
| Owaid | 67 | 106 | / |
| Await | 67 | 78 | / |
| Obait | 67 | 40 | / |
| Owetz | 67 | 34 | / |
| Howet | 67 | 23 | / |
| Uwite | 67 | 23 | / |
| Awiet | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ovite | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hobit | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aboit | 67 | 13 | / |
| Awite | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hovit | 67 | 10 | / |
| Huwit | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ewitt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obeit | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oubit | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owett | 67 | 8 | / |
| Owied | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hochwitt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owidh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ewait | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awoit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awith | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uwait | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eweit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ewith | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owigy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oboit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awiot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oveit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houweite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hochwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovidt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosswith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ewoit | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oviet | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owit
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