Owilly Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Owilly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 69 | 1:669,274 | 29,584 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Owilly Demographics
Owilly Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owilly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owilly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owilly is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owilly? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owilly is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owilly live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 669,274. In Kenya Owilly is most common in: Kisumu County, where 78 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Owilly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Willey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owilli | 83 | 3,075 | / |
| Awilly | 83 | 169 | / |
| Owilla | 83 | 26 | / |
| Howlly | 83 | 2 | / |
| Owelly | 83 | 2 | / |
| Owille | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owly | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owillis | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ouwilli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owelley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guwilly | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howlley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Howly | 73 | 1,236 | / |
| Owley | 73 | 51 | / |
| Owlya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojwly | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owlle | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gowly | 73 | 0 | / |
| Howiller | 71 | 55 | / |
| Howelley | 71 | 49 | / |
| O'Willet | 71 | 3 | / |
| O'Willis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Owillett | 71 | 2 | / |
| Howley | 67 | 8,722 | / |
| Awilli | 67 | 5,722 | / |
| Obille | 67 | 670 | / |
| Owelle | 67 | 177 | / |
| Hohwiller | 67 | 57 | / |
| Obilli | 67 | 14 | / |
| Awilla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owella | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gowlli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owelli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawlly | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howlya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howliy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howlay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowloy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oively | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwilla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awlley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owloey | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Owilly
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis