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 occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owoiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 390,407th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,034,781 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Owoiya live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owoiya is also the 814,623rd most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 130 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 879 people, or 1 in 201,528. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 41 percent are found, Oyo, where 28 percent are found and Ogun, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Owoiya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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
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