Owila Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3011:153,42212,187
Uganda2131:183,28315,165
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Owila (24) may also be a first name.

Owila Last Name Facts

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

Owila (Arabic: لوويلا) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owila is the 568,231st most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owila are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 24 people.

The surname Owila is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 153,422. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 41 percent live, Kisumu County, where 36 percent live and Kakamega County, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Owila is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 38 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Owila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oweila9149/
Owilla9126/
Owilas911/
Ojwila911/
Howilah8339/
Howilai836/
Ouwaila832/
Owillah832/
Howuila831/
Owili802,858/
Obila801,521/
Ewila80239/
Awila80174/
Owula80143/
Owilo8099/
Owile8070/
Owela8045/
Ovila8041/
Owily8022/
Uwila807/
Houweila7712/
Houwaila771/
Gowwilai771/
Ovilla732,393/
Owulah73554/
Hovila73483/
Uwaila73357/
Hawila73338/
Obaila73282/
Govila73280/
Gowily73154/
Ovilia7387/
Awilai7338/
Avoila7337/
Awaila7324/
Aboila7319/
Owoile7318/
Gowili7311/
Ovilah737/
Osuila737/
Eweila737/
Awilia735/
Oivula735/
Ovoila735/
Awilah734/
Awilla734/
Hewila734/
Hobila733/
Osvila733/
Owailo733/
Obilia733/
Owiele733/
Owella733/
Oubila732/
Obilai732/
Awhila732/
Oevila731/
Owiles731/
Howily731/
Oyuila731/
Owuile731/
Owaile731/
Owuili731/
Oweala731/
Oswili731/
Ouwela731/
Ouwili731/
Owulai731/
Oiwilo731/
Oboila731/
Ewilya731/
Ahwila731/
Awoila731/
Aweila731/
Awiloa731/
Oviela731/
Oywili731/
Howili731/
Owiler730/
Howile730/
Huovila671,023/
Gowaily67781/
Hawaila67217/
Howiler67211/
Huwaila67118/
Hawilah6782/
Hobeila6722/
Govilla6719/
Hovilla6719/
Houwela6715/
Hawilla6714/
Ovillia6711/
Hovilai675/
Awailah675/
Ovielia674/
Goweily674/
Govilay673/
Ovilaya672/
Awillia672/
Ohwiler672/
Hovilay672/
Obileau671/
Oswiler671/
Oweiley671/
Howelia671/
Goivela671/
Gouvila671/
Goviola671/
Goweala671/
Owoylea671/
Govilia671/
Obhilay671/
Ochuila671/
O'Villa671/
O'Viola671/
O'Wiles671/
Gavoila671/
Guhwila671/
Aswaila671/
Houwili671/
Ahwilat671/
Uwailia671/
Osvilai671/
Uswilia671/
Awillah671/
Oweiler670/

Owila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Owila in the Arabic language
لوويلاlwwyla-

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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 Owila
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