Oweye Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Oweye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 230 | 1:770,186 | 34,704 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oweye (29) may also be a first name.
Oweye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oweye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oweye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oweye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,070,546th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Oweye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oweye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oweye is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.
Oweye is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 770,186. In Nigeria Oweye is mostly found in: Ekiti, where 32 percent live, Delta, where 14 percent live and Osun, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Oweye is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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 Oweye
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