Owinyo Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owinyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owinyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4781:96,6118,534
Uganda791:494,16828,468
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Owinyo (17) may also be a first name.

Owinyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owinyo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owinyo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 552,857th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,630,062 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Owinyo reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owinyo is also the 2,694,839th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 96,611. In Kenya Owinyo is most numerous in: Kisumu County, where 40 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 30 percent are found and Siaya County, where 27 percent are found. Not including Kenya Owinyo occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Owinyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Owinyo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Owinyo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owinjo83393/
Owinya83328/
Awinyo8388/
Obinyo8365/
Owenyo8326/
Owinho834/
Awoinyo775/
Ojwinya772/
Owuinya771/
Awinjo671,047/
Abinyo67682/
Owinja67544/
Owenya67432/
Avinyo67306/
Obinya67286/
Awinya6764/
Obenyo6726/
Obinio6712/
Owinia6712/
Owunya6710/
Obinjo675/
Owenio672/
Uwinya671/
Awenyo671/
Ovinjo671/
Owunjo671/
Owenjo671/

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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 Owinyo
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