Owonyu Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owonyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Owonyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda531:736,59036,183
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Owonyu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owonyu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Owonyu occurs most in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owonyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owonyu is the 2,635,433rd most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owonyu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 736,590. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Pallisa District, where 55 percent live, Kamuli District, where 32 percent live and Kampala District, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owonyue921/
Owunyu8310/
Obonyu833/
Owanyu832/
Awonyu831/
Owonoju771/
Owuynuyu713/
Obunyu6758/
Abonyu6711/
Awanyu6711/
Awunyu672/
Awonju671/
Owunju671/
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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 Owonyu
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