Owunyi Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Owunyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Owunyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owunyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owunyi occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owunyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owunyi reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Owunyi is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Owunyi is mostly found in: Kaliro District, where 33 percent reside, Buyende District, where 17 percent reside and Luweero District, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owuenyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owuinyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owuni | 91 | 181 | / |
| Owinyi | 83 | 380 | / |
| Ewunyi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Owunai | 83 | 3 | / |
| Obunyi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Awunyi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Owonyi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Owouni | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gowuni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owunoi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awuenyi | 77 | 26 | / |
| Abounyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojwinyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ewuenyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awuni | 73 | 15,308 | / |
| Owiny | 73 | 12,180 | / |
| Owuna | 73 | 2,464 | / |
| Obuni | 73 | 265 | / |
| Ewuni | 73 | 29 | / |
| Obuny | 73 | 12 | / |
| Owune | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ovuni | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owony | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuny | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owunna | 67 | 1,845 | / |
| Ojwiny | 67 | 190 | / |
| Owunne | 67 | 178 | / |
| Abouni | 67 | 175 | / |
| Ovouni | 67 | 57 | / |
| Awonyi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ovueni | 67 | 20 | / |
| Obunai | 67 | 16 | / |
| Awinyi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hewuni | 67 | 13 | / |
| Awouni | 67 | 13 | / |
| Owoeni | 67 | 11 | / |
| Owonie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owuuna | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ewunie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owunha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abouny | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owouna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawuni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awunay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owonii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owonih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govuni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwonyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoeny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovungi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovinyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owonoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojwini | 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 Owunyi
- 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