Owot Surname

247,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,3941:28,0053,873
Nigeria1791:989,62441,927
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Owot (59) may also be a first name.

Owot Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owot is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owot? popularity and diffusion

Owot is the 247,967th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,546,192 people. Owot occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owot live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 59 people.

This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 1,394 people, or 1 in 28,005. In Uganda Owot is most frequent in: Amuru District, where 22 percent live, Gulu District, where 17 percent live and Lamwo District, where 15 percent live. Beside Uganda it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Owot Last Name Statistics demography

Owot earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoth8921/
Owoot897/
Owout893/
Gowot892/
Howot891/
Owuot891/
Owott891/
Owote891/
Owuoth80677/
Owhote8058/
Howoet802/
Ochwot801/
Owouth801/
Owoths801/
Owoite801/
Howoth800/
Obot7544,569/
Awot751,832/
Owat75879/
Ewot7554/
Uwot7523/
Owut754/
Ovot752/
Owod752/
Hoswoot7314/
Howoett732/
Owuothe731/
Howouth731/
Howat673,015/
Owate67661/
Hobot67518/
Aboot67489/
Awote67467/
Obott67152/
Hewot6786/
Oboot6777/
Awoot6716/
Ovote6711/
Ahwot6710/
Awoet679/
Owocz676/
Awoth675/
Owatt675/
Awoit674/
Owood673/
Owaat673/
Ovots673/
Ovost672/
Ohwod672/
Owute672/
Govot672/
Ewoot672/
Hawot672/
Gowod672/
Euwot671/
Ewodt671/
Oibot671/
Ohwat671/
Obout671/
Uwoot671/
Uobot671/
Obuot671/
Owats671/
Oboit671/
Owast671/
Ojwat671/
Oboht671/
Owuod671/
Uwote671/
Huwot671/
Ewoit670/
Owath670/

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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 Owot
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