Olweya Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Olweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 63 | 1:733,014 | 30,691 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Olweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olweya occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olweya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,293,424th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Olweya reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 733,014. In Kenya it is most common in: Migori County, where 81 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 14 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 2 percent are found. Not including Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olwea | 91 | 2 | / |
| Holwey | 83 | 31 | / |
| Alweya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Olweyo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Olweyi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Olweye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Golwey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hollwey | 77 | 73 | / |
| Olwoeye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olwoeyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olvea | 73 | 751 | / |
| Olvey | 73 | 641 | / |
| Olbey | 73 | 45 | / |
| Alwey | 73 | 24 | / |
| Olwai | 73 | 22 | / |
| Olway | 73 | 21 | / |
| Olwaa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Elwey | 73 | 13 | / |
| Olbea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oluea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alwea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Houlwiya | 71 | 15 | / |
| Holway | 67 | 1,105 | / |
| Holvey | 67 | 792 | / |
| Holbea | 67 | 299 | / |
| Oulvey | 67 | 52 | / |
| Golvea | 67 | 35 | / |
| Alwiya | 67 | 32 | / |
| Olwiyo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Olueye | 67 | 23 | / |
| Olwayi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Olwuyi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Alwaya | 67 | 15 | / |
| Olwaja | 67 | 15 | / |
| Oluiya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Olwoye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Olwayo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Alweyi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Alweye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alhwey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olveia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ulwiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olviya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olwoyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olwoyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oluoya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ellwey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Allwey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Albeya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olweus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olueyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alweyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oluawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oluowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ollway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouluey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elwuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elweua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oluaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olviey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olbiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goluea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alweja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helwey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Holwie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gulwey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Olweya
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