Owoya Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Owoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 152 | 1:348,300 | 25,719 |
| Nigeria | 74 | 1:2,393,821 | 79,921 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Owoya (86) may also be a first name.
Owoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owoya is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Owoya.
How Common Is The Last Name Owoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,082,743rd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owoya live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 86 people.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 348,300. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 85 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live and Iringa Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owuoya | 91 | 2 | / |
| Owoaya | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oywoya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owoa | 89 | 186 | / |
| Owoy | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oboya | 80 | 3,486 | / |
| Ovoya | 80 | 2,335 | / |
| Owoye | 80 | 407 | / |
| Oweya | 80 | 232 | / |
| Awoya | 80 | 224 | / |
| Owuya | 80 | 105 | / |
| Owoyi | 80 | 99 | / |
| Owiya | 80 | 76 | / |
| Owaya | 80 | 66 | / |
| Owoja | 80 | 34 | / |
| Ewoya | 80 | 17 | / |
| Owoyo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Owoey | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uwoya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oswoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owyia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oiwaya | 73 | 250 | / |
| Hoboya | 73 | 192 | / |
| Ojwaya | 73 | 185 | / |
| Oswoyo | 73 | 81 | / |
| Oyuoya | 73 | 75 | / |
| Owheya | 73 | 32 | / |
| Howeya | 73 | 8 | / |
| Oowoyo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Owohia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hawoya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Owoeyi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oywoyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ovouya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ovooya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owojah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owooye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awooya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obooya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oboyha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owehya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohweya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avooya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owayat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howoyd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abooya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osuoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ooviya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howoey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awoyat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuoye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owiyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owai | 67 | 1,796 | / |
| Oboy | 67 | 724 | / |
| Awoa | 67 | 692 | / |
| Oway | 67 | 332 | / |
| Owaa | 67 | 279 | / |
| Awoy | 67 | 215 | / |
| Owou | 67 | 171 | / |
| Owoi | 67 | 135 | / |
| Owayowa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ovoa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ewoy | 67 | 34 | / |
| Howiyah | 67 | 27 | / |
| Owey | 67 | 22 | / |
| Owuy | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ochwoyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Osuoyah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awoyaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owwoeye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ochweya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ovoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oewoeye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoueye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoueyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govhoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweiaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwuoyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owea | 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 Owoya
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