Owoko Surname

106,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,4421:15,9872,491
Kenya1,4161:32,6133,561
Nigeria3221:550,13326,837
Congo1841:27,1152,911
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Owoko (315) may also be a first name.

Owoko Last Name Facts

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

Owoko is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Owoko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owoko is the 106,745th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,664,964 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owoko reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owoko is also the 494,917th most common first name globally. It is borne by 315 people.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 2,442 people, or 1 in 15,987. In Uganda Owoko is mostly found in: Yumbe District, where 87 percent live, Koboko District, where 3 percent live and Arua District, where 3 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 32 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Owoko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Owoko last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Owouko91524/
Owhoko9136/
Owoeko9113/
Owokho918/
Howoko912/
Owuoko911/
Owooko911/
Owokoh911/
Awoko801,285/
Ewoko80843/
Owoka80349/
Owako80186/
Uwoko80153/
Oweko8081/
Ovoko8078/
Owuko8018/
Owoco801/
Gouwokoy771/
Awokou733,013/
Awouko731,269/
Ohwoka73264/
Owhoka73151/
Oywako7375/
Ojuoko7355/
Howako7344/
Awokoh7339/
Ohwako7323/
Owooka7322/
Uwoiko7322/
Owheko7316/
Awooko7312/
Owoeka739/
Owocka736/
Oswoka735/
Owohco734/
Ewokou734/
Awokko732/
Owokah731/
Awokoy731/
Owekou731/
Owacko731/
Govoko731/
Ovokoh731/
Owoico731/
Owakoi731/
Hovoko731/
Oyweko731/
Obooko731/
Aawoko731/
Awokho731/
Awokoa731/
Obokoj731/
Awoukou67742/
Oboukho674/
Obuokho674/
Owachko672/
Owookad672/
Owoicoh671/
Aïwokou671/
Oboukoi671/
Houboko671/
Obokhuo671/

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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 Owoko
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