Owoicho Surname

63,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owoicho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoicho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,8861:22,4631,997
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Owoicho (4,776) may also be a first name.

Owoicho Last Name Facts

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

Owoicho occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoicho? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 63,470th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 923,409 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owoicho reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owoicho is also the 98,958th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 4,776 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,886 people, or 1 in 22,463. In Nigeria Owoicho is most frequent in: Benue, where 71 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent are found.

Owoicho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoiocho9311/
Owoyicho936/
Owoichoi934/
Oowoicho934/
Owoiecho933/
Owocho92188/
Owicho9271/
Owoico921/
Oweicho8622/
Owoisho869/
Owoicha867/
Awoicho867/
Owochoi862/
Oowicho861/
Owuicho861/
Oiwocho861/
Owaicho861/
Owoicoh861/
Owico833/
Owoco831/
Owojecho8044/
Owoetcho8016/
Owioycho801/
Owosho77740/
Obicho77194/
Awicho77144/
Owecho7733/
Owacho7721/
Owocha7713/
Ovocho7713/
Owokho778/
Obocho777/
Owoiso777/
Owicha775/
Ewocho774/
Awocho773/
Ewicho772/
Owoijo771/
Obochou71166/
Owuocha7169/
Owoosho7130/
Owhocha7121/
Ouwacho711/
Owechuo711/
Howicha711/
Ewochuo711/
Owoso671,385/
Awico6750/
Ochwacho678/
Ovoco678/
Awoutcho671/
Awoitcha671/
Obotchou671/
Ovoyocho671/
Oubochou671/
Ovidchoy671/

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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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  • 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 Owoicho
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