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
Olweya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olweya? popularity and diffusion
Olweya is the 2,293,424th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Olweya occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Olweya live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 733,014. In Kenya Olweya is most common in: Migori County, where 81 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 14 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
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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