Owinyo Surname
Approximately 577 people bear this surname
Owinyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 478 | 1:96,611 | 8,534 |
| Uganda | 79 | 1:494,168 | 28,468 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Owinyo (17) may also be a first name.
Owinyo Demographics
Owinyo Political Affiliation
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Owinyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owinyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owinyo is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owinyo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 552,857th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,630,062 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Owinyo are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 17 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 478 people, or 1 in 96,611. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisumu County, where 40 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 30 percent are found and Siaya County, where 27 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Owinyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Owinyo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Owinyo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.3% less than the national average, earning $22,306 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owinjo | 83 | 393 | / |
| Owinya | 83 | 328 | / |
| Awinyo | 83 | 88 | / |
| Obinyo | 83 | 65 | / |
| Owenyo | 83 | 26 | / |
| Owinho | 83 | 4 | / |
| Awoinyo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ojwinya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owuinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awinjo | 67 | 1,047 | / |
| Abinyo | 67 | 682 | / |
| Owinja | 67 | 544 | / |
| Owenya | 67 | 432 | / |
| Avinyo | 67 | 306 | / |
| Obinya | 67 | 286 | / |
| Awinya | 67 | 64 | / |
| Obenyo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Obinio | 67 | 12 | / |
| Owinia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Owunya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obinjo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owenio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awenyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovinjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owunjo | 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 Owinyo
- 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