Owila Surname
Approximately 556 people bear this surname
Owila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 301 | 1:153,422 | 12,187 |
| Uganda | 213 | 1:183,283 | 15,165 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owila (24) may also be a first name.
Owila Demographics
Owila Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owila (Arabic: لوويلا) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owila? popularity and diffusion
Owila is the 568,231st most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. The surname occurs mostly 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. Owila is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 24 people.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 153,422. In Kenya Owila is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 41 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 36 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 16 percent are found. Besides Kenya Owila is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 38 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Owila Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Owila surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Owila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Owila in the Arabic language | ||
| لوويلا | lwwyla | - |
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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 Owila
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