Oweya Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oweya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oweya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1311:352,51820,779
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Oweya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oweya has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oweya.

How Common Is The Last Name Oweya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,070,546th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oweya reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Oweya is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 352,518. In Kenya Oweya is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 49 percent reside, Siaya County, where 39 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 38 percent reside and Egypt, where 2 percent reside.

Oweya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owheya9132/
Howeya918/
Oweyai917/
Oweiya911/
Oweyad911/
Oyweya911/
Oweyah911/
Ohweya911/
Owehya911/
Oeya8976/
Owey8922/
Owya897/
Owea891/
Ochweya834/
Oweiaya831/
Howey805,026/
Obeya801,736/
Howya80631/
Oueya80340/
Aweya80322/
Oweye80232/
Owoya80228/
Owuya80105/
Owiya8076/
Owaya8066/
Uweya8056/
Ojeya8046/
Oveya8046/
Oweyi8031/
Oweae8025/
Owehy8011/
Oweai809/
Eweya807/
Howea805/
Oweja805/
Oweyo805/
Owoey804/
Goeya804/
Oyeya803/
Owaey801/
Oweaz801/
Oowey801/
Owyad801/
Oieya801/
Owyia801/
Goweyeah779/
Oweiyayi771/
Owoiya73907/
Ojwiya73665/
Goveya73485/
Oiwaya73250/
Oywaya73194/
Ojwaya73185/
Owiyai7367/
Haweya7327/
Ewheya7327/
Goweah7326/
Owueye7324/
Oweiye7322/
Goyeya7321/
Oyweyo7316/
Aweyat7316/
Oubeya739/
Gaweya738/
Obeyia736/
Owyatt735/
Goweay735/
Howiey735/
Obeyah735/
Ooweye735/
Owoeyi735/
Owoyey734/
Owaiya734/
Gouwey733/
Aweyia733/
Obeiya733/
Owueyi733/
Ogieya733/
Houeya733/
Goeyah732/
Owoaya732/
Ewehya732/
Yoyeya732/
Ouweye732/
Owuoya732/
Howoey731/
Heweya731/
Ehweya731/
Gowyea731/
Gouwea731/
Goweia731/
Asweya731/
Owiyah731/
Ojeyia731/
Oweyie731/
Guweya731/
Oswiya731/
Owayat731/
Owehah731/
Oywoya731/
Ojeiya731/
O'Weah731/
Usweya731/
Goueya731/
Awowey731/
Aweyah731/
Aweyai731/
Ojeyah731/
Obeyaa731/
Obheya731/
Owehai731/
Owehye731/
Owheha731/
Howeye730/
Owie676,353/
Obey675,696/
Owei673,144/
Yeya672,613/
Awey672,244/
Owai671,796/
Ovey671,717/
Awea67407/
Owoyeye67363/
Oway67332/
Obea67310/
Owaa67279/
Ahoueya67254/
Owoa67186/
Ewey67167/
Ovea6776/
Owia6766/
Owayowa6761/
Govheya6754/
Eyae6744/
Ewea6735/
Obya6733/
Oweiaye6728/
Howiyah6727/
Aeya6727/
Uwea6725/
Oweo6723/
Ieya6722/
Owuy6720/
Awya6718/
Ochweyo6713/
Owoweye6712/
Uwey678/
Owhueyi678/
Oeja678/
Oyae678/
Oeye677/
Owayeye676/
Eeya675/
Eaya674/
Owwoeye674/
Oweu674/
Howeyhe674/
Ewya673/
Owuyeye673/
O'Wyatt673/
Goveyya672/
Owaj672/
Owja672/
Owoy672/
Oewoeye672/
Owoueye672/
Owoyaye672/
Owjy672/
Owje672/
Ovehyat671/
Gaweyah671/
Owoieye671/
Owuheyi671/
Owheuyi671/
Howeaas671/
Oweyeye671/
Owau671/
Hoveyea671/
Ouweyis671/
Owayahi671/
Ojwiyaa671/
Ochweyi671/
O'Wheat671/
Oywayah671/
Ewheyah671/
Ovya671/
Owoueyi671/
Oeia671/
Oeyo671/
Gouweia671/

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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
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  • 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 Oweya
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