Owekye Surname
7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda
Owekye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owekeye | 92 | 10 | / |
| Oweekye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oweikeye | 86 | 74 | / |
| Oweikeiye | 80 | 14 | / |
| Oyekeye | 77 | 122 | / |
| Oyekoye | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ojekeye | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ojekaye | 77 | 6 | / |
| Oyekaye | 77 | 4 | / |
| Awekeye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojekoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owekeyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obekeye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uekye | 73 | 23 | / |
| Eukye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oekie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojuekaye | 71 | 89 | / |
| Oviekaye | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hawekoye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Awekuoye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oweikeyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ouekaiye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Awhekaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojekaiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oweikayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oweikeie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yekoye | 67 | 1,771 | / |
| Ojuekaiye | 67 | 289 | / |
| Yekeye | 67 | 86 | / |
| Oukaye | 67 | 44 | / |
| Hoekje | 67 | 32 | / |
| Oweikeyou | 67 | 27 | / |
| Oeckei | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yekuye | 67 | 16 | / |
| Obekea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awekey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hoekoe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oviekhaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owekaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyekeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owaqye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oekcue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouekie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goekay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awekeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awokye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyokye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubekye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyekee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owekja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owekou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goekee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goekea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goekie | 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 Owekye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis