Ofwenya Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ofwenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofwenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya521:888,07532,885

Ofwenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ofwenya is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ofwenya.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofwenya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ofwenya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Siaya County, where 98 percent are found and Tharaka Nithi County, where 2 percent are found.

Ofwenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ofwenya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofwonya865/
Ofuenya861/
Afwenye711/
Obwinya711/
Afwanya711/
Ofwenje711/
Ophwonya671/
Ovwenahaye5919/
Obuinya571/
Obwinja571/
Avwonya571/
Offuenge532/

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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 Ofwenya
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