Owiyo Surname
Approximately 1,138 people bear this surname
Owiyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,087 | 1:42,484 | 4,427 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Owiyo (238) may also be a first name.
Owiyo Demographics
Owiyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Owiyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owiyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owiyo occurs most in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owiyo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 326,564th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,403,819 people. The last name Owiyo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owiyo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owiyo is also the 580,229th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 238 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,087 people, or 1 in 42,484. In Kenya Owiyo is mostly concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 30 percent live, Nairobi County, where 26 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Owiyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowiyo | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ojwiyo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Obiyo | 80 | 3,303 | / |
| Owiye | 80 | 848 | / |
| Awiyo | 80 | 389 | / |
| Owayo | 80 | 123 | / |
| Owiya | 80 | 76 | / |
| Oviyo | 80 | 65 | / |
| Owuyo | 80 | 33 | / |
| Owoyo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Uwiyo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Oweyo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Owijo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oswoyo | 73 | 81 | / |
| Ehwiyo | 73 | 22 | / |
| Oyweyo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Oswayo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Oowoyo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Howiey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oywoyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ohwayo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owoiho | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owiyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howiye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owiyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovieyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owijjo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubiyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouviyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owei | 67 | 3,144 | / |
| Owai | 67 | 1,796 | / |
| Oway | 67 | 332 | / |
| Owoa | 67 | 186 | / |
| Owou | 67 | 171 | / |
| Owoi | 67 | 135 | / |
| Owui | 67 | 107 | / |
| Owayowa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Howiyah | 67 | 27 | / |
| Owey | 67 | 22 | / |
| Owuy | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ochweyo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ochwoyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Owoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oviyozz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoioch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweiaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaihyo | 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
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- 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 Owiyo
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