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
The surname Owoko is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owoko? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owoko is the 106,745th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,664,964 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owoko live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 494,917th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 315 people.
This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,442 people, or 1 in 15,987. In Uganda Owoko is mostly found in: Yumbe District, where 87 percent reside, Koboko District, where 3 percent reside and Arua District, where 3 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.
Owoko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Owoko surname is predominantly 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis