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

The last name Owila (Arabic: لوويلا) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owila? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 568,231st most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 13,107,097 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owila reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owila is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 24 people.

Owila is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 153,422. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 41 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 36 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 16 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 38 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Owila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Owila surname is principally 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owila
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