Owilly Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owilly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owilly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya691:669,27429,584
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Willey861/
Owilli833,075/
Awilly83169/
Owilla8326/
Howlly832/
Owelly832/
Owille831/
Owly802/
Owillis774/
Ouwilli771/
Owelley771/
Guwilly771/
Howlley770/
Howly731,236/
Owley7351/
Owlya731/
Ojwly731/
Owlle730/
Gowly730/
Howiller7155/
Howelley7149/
O'Willet713/
O'Willis712/
Owillett712/
Howley678,722/
Awilli675,722/
Obille67670/
Owelle67177/
Hohwiller6757/
Obilli6714/
Awilla674/
Owella673/
Gowlli673/
Owelli672/
Hawlly672/
Howlya671/
Howliy671/
Howlay671/
Gowloy671/
Oively671/
Ouwley671/
Uwilla671/
Awlley671/
Owloey671/

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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 Owilly
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