Owanya Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Owanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Owanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owanya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owanya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Owanya are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Owanya is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Owanya is most common in: Dokolo District, where 75 percent are found, Tororo District, where 17 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Owanya exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obanya | 83 | 1,070 | / |
| Owenya | 83 | 432 | / |
| Awanya | 83 | 117 | / |
| Ewanya | 83 | 78 | / |
| Uwanya | 83 | 8 | / |
| Owanyo | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ovanya | 83 | 8 | / |
| Owanja | 83 | 3 | / |
| Euwanya | 77 | 137 | / |
| Awanyai | 77 | 111 | / |
| Awanyah | 77 | 21 | / |
| Oswanyo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Awhanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahwanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ohwenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owuinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owangia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awaanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obannya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawanya | 77 | 0 | / |
| Achwanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Haswanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochwonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawganya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abanya | 67 | 803 | / |
| Awanyo | 67 | 616 | / |
| Obania | 67 | 349 | / |
| Obonya | 67 | 87 | / |
| Ewania | 67 | 66 | / |
| Abonya | 67 | 57 | / |
| Awania | 67 | 54 | / |
| Avanya | 67 | 31 | / |
| Owenyo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ovonya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Owonyo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Obanyo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obanja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Awanja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Awonya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awagna | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ovanja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Awenya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uwanha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uwanja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owanjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uvonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewenya | 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 Owanya
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