Owiya Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Owiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Owiya (24) may also be a first name.
Owiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owiya is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,168,711th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owiya live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 29 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Owiya is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname Owiya is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 975,982. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 43 percent reside, Serere District, where 20 percent reside and Soroti District, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswiya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owiyah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Howiyah | 83 | 27 | / |
| Oweiaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obiya | 80 | 4,353 | / |
| Awiya | 80 | 1,629 | / |
| Owiyo | 80 | 1,138 | / |
| Owiye | 80 | 848 | / |
| Oweya | 80 | 232 | / |
| Uwiya | 80 | 230 | / |
| Owoya | 80 | 228 | / |
| Owuya | 80 | 105 | / |
| Owaya | 80 | 66 | / |
| Ewiya | 80 | 59 | / |
| Oviya | 80 | 58 | / |
| Owija | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owyia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awiyah | 73 | 368 | / |
| Oiwaya | 73 | 250 | / |
| Oywaya | 73 | 194 | / |
| Ojwaya | 73 | 185 | / |
| Hawiya | 73 | 112 | / |
| Owheya | 73 | 32 | / |
| Ojuiya | 73 | 29 | / |
| Oubiya | 73 | 29 | / |
| Goviya | 73 | 28 | / |
| Hobiya | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ahwiya | 73 | 11 | / |
| Howeya | 73 | 8 | / |
| Owohia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hewiya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Howiey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gowiyo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owoaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obhiya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ojwiyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owuoya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gowaia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Howiye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goweia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obihya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ooviya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owiyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owehya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osuiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohweya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owayat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyweya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oywoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owei | 67 | 3,144 | / |
| Owai | 67 | 1,796 | / |
| Hawiyah | 67 | 442 | / |
| Oway | 67 | 332 | / |
| Owaa | 67 | 279 | / |
| Owoa | 67 | 186 | / |
| Owoi | 67 | 135 | / |
| Owui | 67 | 107 | / |
| Owayowa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Oviyach | 67 | 27 | / |
| Owey | 67 | 22 | / |
| Owuy | 67 | 20 | / |
| Houbiya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oewijah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aswiyad | 67 | 8 | / |
| Huwiyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ochweya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aawiyah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haswiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouweia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oywayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuahia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owea | 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 Owiya
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