Owayi Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Owayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Owayi (32) may also be a first name.

Owayi Last Name Facts

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

Owayi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owayi is the 3,432,070th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Owayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owayi are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owayi is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 32 people.

The surname Owayi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Owayi is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 66 percent are found, Abia, where 28 percent are found and Benue, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Owayi exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowayi9120/
Owauyi919/
Owai891,796/
Oway89332/
Goywayi831/
Howay801,736/
Ewayi80859/
Awayi80176/
Owaye80152/
Howai80148/
Owaji80143/
Owayo80123/
Owoyi8099/
Owaya8066/
Oweyi8031/
Owait8026/
Uwayi809/
Ouwai808/
Owuyi805/
Ouway803/
Owayz801/
Owaay801/
Owgai801/
Ovayi801/
Oiwai801/
Oewai801/
O'Wai801/
O'Way801/
Owahy801/
Owyia801/
Oiwaya73250/
Oywaya73194/
Ojwaya73185/
Owayet7367/
Awhayi7330/
Govayi7315/
Oswayo7311/
Owaied738/
Gawayi737/
Oswaii737/
Owoeyi735/
Uywayi735/
Howait734/
Oowaye733/
Owueyi733/
Ohwayo733/
Howaih732/
Gowaia732/
Hawayi732/
Owoaya732/
Uwayie732/
Houwai732/
Owajie732/
Ouwaid731/
Owahij731/
Houway731/
Hhoway731/
Gowhai731/
Aswayi731/
Owoiyi731/
Ouwaye731/
Oweyie731/
Uwgayi731/
Hobayi731/
Ouwayo731/
Owayat731/
Owayez731/
Obayyi731/
O'Waid731/
O'Waye731/
Gowaye731/
Awayid731/
Owayss731/
Awaiyi731/
Oowais731/
Uwayid731/
Awai673,388/
Owei673,144/
Obay671,665/
Obai671,518/
Eway671,397/
Ovai67767/
Ewai67358/
Away67338/
Uway67335/
Owaa67279/
Uwai67234/
Owoa67186/
Owoi67135/
Owui67107/
Owayowa6761/
Owey6722/
Owuy6720/
Hawayiy6714/
Ovay678/
Owauied676/
Owaggiu673/
Owaj672/
Owoy672/
Uswuayi672/
Oweiaya671/
Owuheyi671/
Owheuyi671/
Ahwhayi671/
Owuahia671/
Owau671/
Ouweyis671/
Owea671/
Ochweyi671/
Owayedh671/
Ouwaiss671/
Oywayah671/
Owoueyi671/
Howaiss671/
Howaith670/
Hoohway670/

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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 Owayi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis