Ojwiya Surname
Approximately 665 people bear this surname
Ojwiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 663 | 1:58,883 | 6,869 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ojwiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ojwiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ojwiya is found most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojwiya? popularity and diffusion
Ojwiya is the 496,112th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,958,716 people. Ojwiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ojwiya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 663 people, or 1 in 58,883. In Uganda Ojwiya is primarily concentrated in: Gulu District, where 27 percent are found, Pader District, where 18 percent are found and Kitgum District, where 14 percent are found. Other than Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ojwia | 91 | 12 | / |
| Owoiya | 83 | 907 | / |
| Owaiya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ojwiyo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jwaiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oweiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owia | 80 | 66 | / |
| Owya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jwya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jiwaiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojewiyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oweiaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howya | 73 | 631 | / |
| Owiah | 73 | 348 | / |
| Oweya | 73 | 232 | / |
| Owiyi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jwiad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owija | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jibya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jivya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jwhya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oewia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owiaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oivya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowijaya | 71 | 92 | / |
| Oweiyayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owaiye | 67 | 245 | / |
| Oweiye | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ojovia | 67 | 19 | / |
| Awaiya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ajwiyo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Howiha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Obaiya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aboiya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Howeya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Owoiye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oweyai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Howiah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owyatt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Howiey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obajia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ojwiji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gowiyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ebojia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obeiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ibojia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojivea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochwia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jwijat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goweia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owehya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajewia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owajia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijwiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojavia | 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 Ojwiya
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