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Where Does The Last Name Owiye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Owiye is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Owiye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owiye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 411,457^th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,593,804 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owiye live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Owiye is also the 1,874,099^th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 31 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 644 people, or 1 in 71,708. In Kenya Owiye is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 55 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 28 percent reside and Siaya County, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Owiye Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Owiye surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.