Owiny Surname

42,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owiny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owiny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda11,6981:3,337591
Kenya4611:100,1738,771
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Owiny (206) may also be a first name.

Owiny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owiny (Arabic: اويني) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owiny? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,748th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 598,321 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owiny are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 630,600th most frequent forename on earth, held by 206 people.

The last name Owiny is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 11,698 people, or 1 in 3,337. In Uganda Owiny is most numerous in: Abim District, where 14 percent are found, Oyam District, where 13 percent are found and Agago District, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Owiny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Owiny earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owinyi91380/
Ojwiny91190/
Oweiny914/
Ojwinyi831/
Owuinyi831/
Obiny80176/
Owini80132/
Awiny8032/
Owine8011/
Oweny806/
Uwiny803/
Owinj802/
Owyny801/
Obinay73959/
Owinje7372/
Owesny7341/
Obinyi7338/
Oweini7327/
Owenyo7326/
Awinyi7314/
Owoine7314/
Owaini7310/
Owenyi738/
Owunyi737/
Owaina734/
Oweina733/
Owaine732/
Oweine732/
Owineh731/
Ojwini731/
Ovinyi731/
Oobiny731/
Owinaa731/
Aboiny731/
Obeiny731/
Ouwine731/
Howeny730/
Owenay730/
O'Whitney711/
Hawinay67213/
Osuinyi6741/
Oweineh6724/
Owesney6717/
Govinay679/
Owaineh679/
Awoinyi676/
Hoveiny676/
Awoiniy673/
Ouwinhi671/
Oweiner671/
Ouwigni671/
Oswenyi671/
Aswinyi671/
Owuenyi671/
Awainey671/
Hobeiny671/
Owineis671/
Owainid671/

Owiny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Owiny in the Arabic language
اوينيawyny-

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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 Owiny
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