Owala Surname

273,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9221:50,0875,101
Uganda1631:239,50518,058
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Owala (123) may also be a first name.

Owala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owala occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 273,764th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,132,075 people. Owala occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Owala are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 840,349th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 123 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 922 people, or 1 in 50,087. In Kenya it is most common in: Homa Bay County, where 32 percent live, Migori County, where 25 percent live and Kisumu County, where 12 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Owala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owalla91598/
Owuala91328/
Ojwala9173/
Owhala9153/
Howala916/
Owalea914/
Owalia911/
Oweala911/
Owalha911/
Ouwala911/
Gouwala8393/
Gowaala8310/
Goowala8310/
Gowwala8310/
Owallah837/
Owualai833/
Owualaa833/
Owalaja832/
Ouwaila832/
Oswalia831/
Howalay831/
Howalha831/
Gowalah831/
Goweala831/
Oswuala831/
Owualia831/
Houwala831/
Ouwalla831/
Ojwalla831/
Owallas831/
Awala8012,602/
Obala804,494/
Ewala801,689/
Owali801,254/
Owale80880/
Uwala80271/
Owalo80200/
Ovala80149/
Owola8072/
Owela8045/
Owaly801/
Houwalla773/
Owallaya771/
Gouwalla771/
Houwaila771/
Goiwalla771/
Awalia732,347/
Oballa732,136/
Osuala732,024/
Owoola731,167/
Hawala731,152/
Oualha73607/
Hewala73433/
Ujwala73413/
Uwaila73357/
Obaila73282/
Howale73263/
Awalla73210/
Govala73208/
Howali73131/
Ewalia73109/
Awalah73100/
Ewalla7394/
Auwala7386/
Ovalia7382/
Ouwalo7374/
Oubala7363/
Oweila7349/
Awhala7337/
Huwala7330/
Ouwale7329/
Gowale7324/
Awaila7324/
Ewalea7322/
Obaala7321/
Ewhala7318/
Awalay7316/
Awwala7315/
Aawala7314/
Ojwali7314/
Awalaa7313/
Oewale7313/
Uwalia7313/
Uwuala7311/
Oywale7311/
Ovalla7310/
Aïwala7310/
Owallo739/
Uwalai738/
Owolai737/
Obaula737/
Ovhala736/
Owhale736/
Awaala736/
Ohuala736/
Obeala736/
Hovala735/
Ewuala735/
Obalea735/
Uhwala734/
Eweala734/
Osvala734/
Owaalo734/
Awaïla734/
Owalli733/
Owailo733/
Uwgala733/
Uwalla733/
Obalia733/
Owella733/
Awalai733/
Obalah733/
Awuala732/
Owuola732/
Ahwala732/
Owolla732/
Ãwalia732/
Ouwaly732/
Owalio732/
Ouwali732/
Awalha732/
Awalau732/
Awalap731/
Owaulo731/
Owaile731/
Owealo731/
Owalle731/
Howaly731/
Owalet731/
Ovaala731/
Owoula731/
Obalay731/
Gowaly731/
Ewalai731/
Awatla731/
Aweala731/
Awgala731/
Oowale731/
Ojuala731/
Ewaala731/
Oyuala731/
Owaley730/
Gowaily67781/
Ouballa67781/
Hewalla67244/
Hawaila67217/
Govalay67155/
Auwalia67135/
Hoballa67122/
Huwaila67118/
Awallia6791/
Hawalia6760/
Hoivala6757/
Govalla6757/
Awalyah6741/
Ujjwala6738/
Gouvala6730/
Awwalia6728/
Awallah6722/
Osualla6722/
Govalia6718/
Aswalap6718/
Govaala6716/
Guwalah6715/
Ewallah6711/
Goivala6710/
Huovala679/
Awalahe677/
Howaale676/
Osualah676/
Gawalia675/
Awahala675/
Awailah675/
Hovalai674/
Hawalla674/
Obaalla674/
Owaller674/
Hoibala673/
Houbala673/
Awalash673/
Ouwalle673/
Gouwali672/
Osualha672/
Uwalaha672/
Hawalay672/
Ochwola672/
Govhala672/
Ovallas671/
Houwaly671/
Hhuwala671/
Gaawala671/
Awatlah671/
Awaulla671/
Awgalla671/
Gawwala671/
Guwaala671/
Guwalaa671/
Guwhala671/
Goovala671/
Govgala671/
Howajli671/
Auwalau671/
Oywalee671/
Uwahala671/
Houwali671/
Howolla671/
Hawalad671/
Hawalah671/
Hawalga671/
Oubalia671/
Ouwalli671/
Ovealau671/
Owhalou671/
Ãwallia671/
Gawaala671/
Aswaila671/
Aswalat671/
Awalass671/
Hobalah671/
Howuila671/
Uwailia671/
Owolaya671/
Awaylah671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owala
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