Owoiya Surname
Approximately 907 people bear this surname
Owoiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 879 | 1:201,528 | 12,073 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
Owoiya (130) may also be a first name.
Owoiya Demographics
Average Owoiya Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Owoiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owoiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owoiya has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owoiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 390,407th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,034,781 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Owoiya reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owoiya is also the 814,623rd most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 130 people.
The surname Owoiya is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 879 people, or 1 in 201,528. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 41 percent live, Oyo, where 28 percent live and Ogun, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Owoiya Last Name Statistics demography
Owoiya earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ojwiya | 83 | 665 | / |
| Owaiya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oweiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owoa | 80 | 186 | / |
| Owia | 80 | 66 | / |
| Owya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ojwiyaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howya | 73 | 631 | / |
| Owiah | 73 | 348 | / |
| Oweya | 73 | 232 | / |
| Owoha | 73 | 58 | / |
| Ojwia | 73 | 12 | / |
| Owoua | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gowoa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owija | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owoad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oobia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owiaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oewia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oivya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweiyayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obiyaa | 67 | 348 | / |
| Uwaiya | 67 | 44 | / |
| Awaiya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Howiha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Obaiya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aboiya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Howeya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gowoua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oweyai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Howiah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owyatt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owoaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obeiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oboyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goweia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowoah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhoaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owehya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owajia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochwia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oviyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owoiya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis