Owith Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Owith Last Name Facts

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

Owith is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owith? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owith are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,848,325. In Kenya Owith is most frequent in: Siaya County, where 75 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 8 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 8 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Sudan, where 8 percent reside.

Owith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Owith last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howith9128/
Owithe911/
Owit8979/
Howaith830/
Howit80103/
Owite8037/
Owait8026/
Owidh807/
Awith804/
Ewith802/
Oweth801/
Oweit801/
Hosswith770/
Howitt734,786/
Hawith731,310/
Howeth731,052/
Gawith73765/
Howite7376/
Gowitt7320/
Ovidth7318/
Owhite735/
Howait734/
Awithe734/
Awaith732/
Owoite731/
Hewith731/
Obeith731/
O'Witt731/
Eweith731/
Aboith731/
Oweidh731/
Owaidh731/
Howiet731/
Howeit731/
Owid't731/
Awit672,895/
Obit67154/
Ovit6735/
O'White6724/
Ewit6717/
Ahwaith6716/
Owet6713/
Owid674/
O'Witte671/
Hobeith671/
Hewitth671/
Awisthe671/
Hawoith671/
Obeidth671/
Howethe670/

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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
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  • 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 Owith
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