Owonyo Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Owonyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Owonyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owonyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owonyo is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owonyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owonyo is the 5,057,639th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Owonyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owonyo reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Owonyo is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is most common in: Budaka District, where 27 percent live, Bugiri District, where 18 percent live and Buyende District, where 9 percent live. Beside Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoenyo | 92 | 42 | / |
| Ochwonyo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Obonyo | 83 | 25,711 | / |
| Owanyo | 83 | 8 | / |
| Awonyo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Owonio | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owoniho | 77 | 116 | / |
| Owonijo | 77 | 30 | / |
| Awoinyo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oswanyo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Awounyo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aboonyo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obonnyo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awonyoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojuonyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oboonyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obonyoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oobonyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obonyoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochwonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abonyo | 67 | 12,893 | / |
| Awunyo | 67 | 2,645 | / |
| Avonyo | 67 | 958 | / |
| Awanyo | 67 | 616 | / |
| Obonya | 67 | 87 | / |
| Awonho | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ouonho | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ovonya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Obanyo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Owanya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Awonya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Owunya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obonio | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owonia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ubonyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obunyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owonja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oboneo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awonjo | 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
- 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 Owonyo
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