Owilli Surname

144,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owilli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owilli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,9811:13,0962,133
Kenya741:624,05328,587
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Owilli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owilli is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owilli? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 144,481st most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,369,934 people. The surname Owilli occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owilli live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,981 people, or 1 in 13,096. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Abim District, where 85 percent are found, Agago District, where 5 percent are found and Kotido District, where 3 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Owilli Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Owilli surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owillis924/
Ouwilli921/
Owili912,858/
O'Willis862/
Awilli835,722/
Owilly8383/
Ewilli8363/
Owilla8326/
Obilli8314/
Gowlli833/
Owelli832/
Ouwili831/
Howili831/
Owuili831/
Oywili831/
Owille831/
Owli801/
Awillie776/
Howilai776/
Awillia772/
Ewillie772/
Owellih771/
Uwillie771/
Ewielli771/
Awillli771/
Houwili771/
Awillei771/
Awili735,150/
Howli73320/
Owile7370/
Owlia7349/
Oweli7317/
Owlie731/
Awlli731/
Oblli731/
Owlle730/
Howiller7155/
Howellii713/
O'Willet713/
Owillett712/
O'Willey711/
Obille67670/
Hawili67417/
Owelle67177/
Awilly67169/
Abilli6779/
Hohwiller6757/
Howlid6740/
Awilai6738/
Ewilly6730/
Obelli6721/
Owoile6718/
Awaili6714/
Howlie6711/
Awilla674/
Owella673/
Awuili672/
Owelly672/
Howlly672/
Oyweli672/
Aweili672/
Howily671/
Howlia671/
Owuile671/
Hoblli671/
Guwlli671/
Ubilli671/
Ochwli671/
Ohweli671/
Owheli671/
Owaile671/
Howliy671/
Uwilla671/
Ewille671/
Awelli671/
Awilii671/
Ewelli671/
Awiliy671/
Howeli670/
Howile670/
Owlich670/

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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 Owilli
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