Owayo Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Owayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 67 | 1:689,252 | 29,975 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owayo (94) may also be a first name.
Owayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owayo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owayo? popularity and diffusion
Owayo is the 1,628,521st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Owayo occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Owayo reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 980,251st most widespread first name internationally, borne by 94 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 689,252. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 76 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 13 percent are found and Siaya County, where 6 percent are found. Besides Kenya Owayo is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 37 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswayo | 91 | 11 | / |
| Ohwayo | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ouwayo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oway | 89 | 332 | / |
| Owayowa | 83 | 61 | / |
| Uwayo | 80 | 20,206 | / |
| Howay | 80 | 1,736 | / |
| Awayo | 80 | 1,453 | / |
| Owiyo | 80 | 1,138 | / |
| Obayo | 80 | 604 | / |
| Owaye | 80 | 152 | / |
| Owaya | 80 | 66 | / |
| Ewayo | 80 | 60 | / |
| Owuyo | 80 | 33 | / |
| Owayi | 80 | 33 | / |
| Owoyo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Oweyo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ouway | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ovayo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owaay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owayz | 80 | 1 | / |
| O'Way | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owahy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obhayo | 73 | 1,307 | / |
| Oiwaya | 73 | 250 | / |
| Oywaya | 73 | 194 | / |
| Ojwaya | 73 | 185 | / |
| Oswoyo | 73 | 81 | / |
| Owayet | 73 | 67 | / |
| Gowayi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Oyweyo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ojuayo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Owauyi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ohbayo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oowoyo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oywoyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oowaye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hobayo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gowiyo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ojwiyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ovayos | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owoaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gawayo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owayez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owayat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houway | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Waye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owayss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hewayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovayot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyuayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hhoway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owai | 67 | 1,796 | / |
| Obay | 67 | 1,665 | / |
| Eway | 67 | 1,397 | / |
| Away | 67 | 338 | / |
| Uway | 67 | 335 | / |
| Owaa | 67 | 279 | / |
| Owoa | 67 | 186 | / |
| Owou | 67 | 171 | / |
| Owoi | 67 | 135 | / |
| Owey | 67 | 22 | / |
| Owuy | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ochweyo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ochwoyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ovay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obhayoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uwuahyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwaihyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awayout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owayedh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goywayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oywayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweiaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoohway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owayo
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