Owinyi Surname
Approximately 380 people bear this surname
Owinyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 216 | 1:213,796 | 15,228 |
| Uganda | 152 | 1:256,837 | 18,920 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Owinyi (52) may also be a first name.
Owinyi Demographics
Owinyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owinyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owinyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owinyi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owinyi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 754,238th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. The last name Owinyi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owinyi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Owinyi is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent given name internationally, borne by 52 people.
The last name Owinyi is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 213,796. In Kenya Owinyi is most common in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 2 percent reside and Busia County, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Owinyi is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 40 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Owinyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ojwinyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owuinyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owiny | 91 | 12,180 | / |
| Owini | 91 | 132 | / |
| Ojwiny | 83 | 190 | / |
| Obinyi | 83 | 38 | / |
| Oweini | 83 | 27 | / |
| Awinyi | 83 | 14 | / |
| Owaini | 83 | 10 | / |
| Owenyi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Owunyi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Oweiny | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ovinyi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owinny | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ojwini | 83 | 1 | / |
| Osuinyi | 77 | 41 | / |
| Awoinyi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ouwinhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owineis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owuenyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oswenyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouwigni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aswinyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owainid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awini | 73 | 8,396 | / |
| Obiny | 73 | 176 | / |
| Ovini | 73 | 79 | / |
| Awiny | 73 | 32 | / |
| Ouini | 73 | 20 | / |
| Owine | 73 | 11 | / |
| Oweny | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ewiny | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uwiny | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owinj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owyny | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoveinyi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ochuinyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obinay | 67 | 959 | / |
| Awaini | 67 | 735 | / |
| Ewenyi | 67 | 324 | / |
| Hawini | 67 | 92 | / |
| Owinje | 67 | 72 | / |
| Awenyi | 67 | 60 | / |
| Owesny | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ovinis | 67 | 36 | / |
| Avinyi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Awinni | 67 | 26 | / |
| Owenyo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Owoine | 67 | 14 | / |
| Houini | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ewunyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obinai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uwaini | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owaina | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oubini | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahwini | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awunyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oweina | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owaine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awinie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oweine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovinni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awinip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeiny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owineh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oobiny | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Bini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awinoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboiny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojbini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owinaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osuini | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Whitney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovinai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howeny | 67 | 0 | / |
| Owenay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owinyi
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