Olwenyo Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olwenyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Olwenyo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya541:855,18332,488
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Olwenyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olwenyo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olwenyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Olwenyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olwenyo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 855,183. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 91 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 7 percent reside and Siaya County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olwenya8625/
Alwenyo8612/
Alwenya7118/
Ulwenya712/
Albenio5746/
Olvenia5714/
Aluenya579/
Olwanja571/
Oluinya571/
Olvanya571/

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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 Olwenyo
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