Olweny Surname
Approximately 8,094 people bear this surname
Olweny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6,377 | 1:6,122 | 1,083 |
| Kenya | 1,638 | 1:28,193 | 3,119 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Olweny (309) may also be a first name.
Olweny Demographics
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Olweny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olweny Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olweny is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olweny? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 62,065th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 900,364 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olweny are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Olweny is also the 500,178th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 309 people.
The surname Olweny is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 6,377 people, or 1 in 6,122. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 15 percent are found, Kitgum District, where 14 percent are found and Lamwo District, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Olweny exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Olweny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Olweny surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Olweny are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Olweny earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 63.2% more than the national average, earning $70,420 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.78% less than the national average, earning $45,820 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olwenyi | 92 | 2,976 | / |
| Olwieny | 92 | 1 | / |
| Olwienyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alweny | 83 | 976 | / |
| Olueny | 83 | 6 | / |
| Olwiny | 83 | 3 | / |
| Olwany | 83 | 3 | / |
| Olwene | 83 | 2 | / |
| Alwenyi | 77 | 1,964 | / |
| Holweni | 77 | 168 | / |
| Holbeny | 77 | 16 | / |
| Alwenyo | 77 | 12 | / |
| Olwengi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Olweina | 77 | 5 | / |
| Olwenje | 77 | 4 | / |
| Olwanyi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oluenyi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alweiny | 77 | 2 | / |
| Golweni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Holwany | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alweenyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Holwegner | 67 | 188 | / |
| Alweni | 67 | 168 | / |
| Olwine | 67 | 112 | / |
| Albeny | 67 | 77 | / |
| Alwiny | 67 | 66 | / |
| Olveni | 67 | 34 | / |
| Olvena | 67 | 24 | / |
| Alwena | 67 | 19 | / |
| Alveny | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oluene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alwene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwony | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alueny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwenh | 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 Olweny
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