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

Owiye is most common in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 411,457^th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,593,804 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owiye are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099^th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 644 people, or 1 in 71,708. In Kenya Owiye is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 55 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 28 percent are found and Siaya County, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Owiye Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.