Owoko Surname
Approximately 4,377 people bear this surname
Owoko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,442 | 1:15,987 | 2,491 |
| Kenya | 1,416 | 1:32,613 | 3,561 |
| Nigeria | 322 | 1:550,133 | 26,837 |
| Congo | 184 | 1:27,115 | 2,911 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Owoko (315) may also be a first name.
Owoko Demographics
Owoko Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owouko | 91 | 524 | / |
| Owhoko | 91 | 36 | / |
| Owoeko | 91 | 13 | / |
| Owokho | 91 | 8 | / |
| Howoko | 91 | 2 | / |
| Owuoko | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owooko | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owokoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awoko | 80 | 1,285 | / |
| Ewoko | 80 | 843 | / |
| Owoka | 80 | 349 | / |
| Owako | 80 | 186 | / |
| Uwoko | 80 | 153 | / |
| Oweko | 80 | 81 | / |
| Ovoko | 80 | 78 | / |
| Owuko | 80 | 18 | / |
| Owoco | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gouwokoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awokou | 73 | 3,013 | / |
| Awouko | 73 | 1,269 | / |
| Ohwoka | 73 | 264 | / |
| Owhoka | 73 | 151 | / |
| Oywako | 73 | 75 | / |
| Ojuoko | 73 | 55 | / |
| Howako | 73 | 44 | / |
| Awokoh | 73 | 39 | / |
| Ohwako | 73 | 23 | / |
| Owooka | 73 | 22 | / |
| Uwoiko | 73 | 22 | / |
| Owheko | 73 | 16 | / |
| Awooko | 73 | 12 | / |
| Owoeka | 73 | 9 | / |
| Owocka | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oswoka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Owohco | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ewokou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awokko | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owokah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awokoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owekou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owacko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Govoko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovokoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoico | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owakoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hovoko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyweko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obooko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aawoko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awokho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awokoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obokoj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awoukou | 67 | 742 | / |
| Oboukho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obuokho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owachko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owookad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoicoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïwokou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oboukoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houboko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obokhuo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Owoko
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