Owayezu Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Owayezu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 93 | 1:419,777 | 25,768 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Owayezu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owayezu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owayezu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Owayezu.
How Common Is The Last Name Owayezu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,907,068th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owayezu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 419,777. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kibaale District, where 29 percent reside, Kampala District, where 10 percent reside and Ntungamo District, where 9 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owa Yezu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Owaezu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Owayez | 92 | 1 | / |
| Uwayezu | 86 | 15,179 | / |
| Owayesu | 86 | 67 | / |
| Owayeju | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owazu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Owayz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yuwayezu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwaezu | 77 | 62 | / |
| Awayez | 77 | 4 | / |
| Owaeze | 77 | 3 | / |
| Iwaezu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oweazu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owez | 73 | 8 | / |
| Owaz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Uwayesu | 71 | 84 | / |
| Uwaezuo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Oawuazu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Awawezu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owayiza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwaezua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwayezo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwayezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owezuyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouwayza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awazu | 67 | 4,333 | / |
| Iwezu | 67 | 322 | / |
| Ewezu | 67 | 106 | / |
| Owuzu | 67 | 70 | / |
| Oweza | 67 | 60 | / |
| Owazo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oweze | 67 | 14 | / |
| Owaiz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Owazi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Owaze | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awayz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iwazu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uwazu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awezu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owezi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iwaez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owozu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owizu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owiaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owazy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwezu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewazu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaezoue | 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 Owayezu
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