Ouwaniyi Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Ouwaniyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owaniyi | 93 | 274 | / |
| Owoniyi | 80 | 1,848 | / |
| Awaniyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owanyie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obanniyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owonniyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uwanye | 71 | 12 | / |
| Uwanya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Owanji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Owanye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oyowoniyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwanji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwanie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awoniyi | 67 | 16,120 | / |
| Owenyie | 67 | 38 | / |
| Owonihi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Awanyie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Uwanjye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oboniyi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uwanjai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aboniyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aweniyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obaniji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abaniyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwhanye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojwanji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owanyoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obanihi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howanie | 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 Ouwaniyi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis