Owuoth Surname

489,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owuoth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owuoth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6761:68,3136,520
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Owuoth (145) may also be a first name.

Owuoth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owuoth is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Owuoth.

How Common Is The Last Name Owuoth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owuoth is the 489,550th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,764,470 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owuoth reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 766,399th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 145 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 676 people, or 1 in 68,313. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisumu County, where 34 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 25 percent live and Nairobi County, where 21 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live.

Owuoth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Owuoth last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owuothe921/
Owoth9121/
Owuot911/
Awuoth8366/
Owouth831/
Owoths831/
Howoth830/
Owot801,603/
Howouth771/
Owoot737/
Awoth735/
Owout733/
Gowot732/
Howot731/
Obuot731/
Owote731/
Owott731/
Owuod731/
Owath730/
Owhote6758/
Howath6750/
Hoboth6749/
Ochuot6718/
Owathe672/
Gowath672/
Awothe671/
Owatch671/
Awhoth671/
Owoite671/
Houbot671/
Osuath671/
Ochwot671/
Awouth671/
O'Huot671/
Hewoth670/

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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 Owuoth
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