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

The last name Owiyo is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Owiyo is the 326,564^th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,403,819 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owiyo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 580,229^th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 238 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,087 people, or 1 in 42,484. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisumu County, where 30 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 26 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 25 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Owiyo Last Name Statistics ^demography

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