Owinja Surname
Approximately 544 people bear this surname
Owinja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 543 | 1:71,896 | 7,927 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Owinja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owinja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owinja is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owinja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 577,768th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owinja reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Owinja is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 543 people, or 1 in 71,896. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 38 percent live, Zombo District, where 22 percent live and Masindi District, where 20 percent live. Other than Uganda Owinja exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ownja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awinja | 83 | 8,776 | / |
| Owinji | 83 | 1,018 | / |
| Owinjo | 83 | 393 | / |
| Owinya | 83 | 328 | / |
| Owenja | 83 | 132 | / |
| Owinje | 83 | 72 | / |
| Uwinja | 83 | 23 | / |
| Owinia | 83 | 12 | / |
| Owinza | 83 | 8 | / |
| Obinja | 83 | 2 | / |
| Awinjah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Owendja | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ojwinya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owuinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owinjii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ownsa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awnja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owinyaai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Awinjo | 67 | 1,047 | / |
| Owinyo | 67 | 577 | / |
| Owenya | 67 | 432 | / |
| Obinya | 67 | 286 | / |
| Owenje | 67 | 104 | / |
| Ewinya | 67 | 74 | / |
| Uwinji | 67 | 66 | / |
| Awinya | 67 | 64 | / |
| Obinia | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ovinia | 67 | 44 | / |
| Obinza | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ovinha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Owenji | 67 | 14 | / |
| Awinia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Obinsa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Owunya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Uwenja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abinja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obinjo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obinje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owinho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owinye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obenja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ewinjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owenza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owunia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owunjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awinji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awinza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovinjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owenjo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Owinja
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