Owilla Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owilla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owilla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Owilla (11) may also be a first name.

Owilla Last Name Facts

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

Owilla is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owilla? popularity and diffusion

Owilla is the 3,882,373rd most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Owilla is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Owilla live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owilla is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

Owilla is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Nebbi District, where 33 percent reside, Agago District, where 14 percent reside and Zombo District, where 14 percent reside. Beside Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owillah922/
Owila91556/
Ochwilla861/
Owilli833,075/
Obilla83337/
Owilly8383/
Oweila8349/
Awilla834/
Owella833/
Ewilla833/
Owille831/
Uwilla831/
Ojwila831/
Owla802/
Hobilla7794/
Howilah7739/
Hawilla7714/
Howilai776/
Oubilla774/
Owillis774/
Ouwaila772/
Awillia772/
Gouwlla771/
Howuila771/
Awillah771/
Ouwilli771/
Awila73174/
Owilo7399/
Owlia7349/
Owela7345/
Ouwla7312/
Howla7312/
Owlad736/
Oblla733/
Awlla732/
Owlea731/
Owlya731/
Owlle730/
Howiller7155/
Houweila7112/
O'Willet713/
Owillett712/
O'Willis712/
Houwaila711/
O'Willey711/
Oubillah711/
Ubilla678,615/
Awilli675,722/
Obillo674,605/
Abilla672,256/
Obella67893/
Obille67670/
Hawila67338/
Owelle67177/
Oublla67172/
Awilly67169/
Hohwiller6757/
Owello6749/
Awilai6738/
Awillo6729/
Ewella6726/
Guwlla6724/
Awaila6724/
Obilli6714/
Uwella677/
Awilia675/
Owailo673/
Gowlli673/
Howlad672/
Awhila672/
Awella672/
Owelli672/
Goiwla672/
Owelly672/
Howlly672/
Oswlat671/
Oweala671/
Howlia671/
Hoblla671/
Howlay671/
Howlya671/
Ouwela671/
Oiwilo671/
Gowlai671/
Awoila671/
Awylla671/
Aweila671/

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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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  • 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 Owilla
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