Owiya Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda401:975,98242,738
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

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 or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owiya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,168,711th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Owiya is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owiya are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 29 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name in the world, held by 24 people.

The last name Owiya is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 975,982. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Tororo District, where 43 percent are found, Serere District, where 20 percent are found and Soroti District, where 15 percent are found. Barring Uganda Owiya exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oswiya911/
Owiyah911/
Howiyah8327/
Oweiaya831/
Obiya804,353/
Awiya801,629/
Owiyo801,138/
Owiye80848/
Oweya80232/
Uwiya80230/
Owoya80228/
Owuya80105/
Owaya8066/
Ewiya8059/
Oviya8058/
Owija802/
Owyia801/
Awiyah73368/
Oiwaya73250/
Oywaya73194/
Ojwaya73185/
Hawiya73112/
Owheya7332/
Ojuiya7329/
Oubiya7329/
Goviya7328/
Hobiya7324/
Ahwiya7311/
Howeya738/
Owohia735/
Hewiya735/
Howiey735/
Gowiyo733/
Owoaya732/
Obhiya732/
Ojwiyo732/
Owuoya732/
Gowaia732/
Howiye731/
Goweia731/
Obihya731/
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Owiyee731/
Owoiyi731/
Owehya731/
Osuiya731/
Ohweya731/
Oweyah731/
Owayat731/
Oweyad731/
Oyweya731/
Oywoya731/
Owei673,144/
Owai671,796/
Hawiyah67442/
Oway67332/
Owaa67279/
Owoa67186/
Owoi67135/
Owui67107/
Owayowa6761/
Oviyach6727/
Owey6722/
Owuy6720/
Houbiya6711/
Oewijah6711/
Aswiyad678/
Huwiyah674/
Ochweya674/
Owaj672/
Owoy672/
Aawiyah672/
Haswiya671/
Gouweia671/
Oywayah671/
Owuahia671/
Owau671/
Owea671/

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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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