Owuyo Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Owuyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Owuyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owuyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owuyo is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owuyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owuyo is the 3,432,070th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Owuyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owuyo live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Owuyo is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda Owuyo is primarily concentrated in: Kayunga District, where 33 percent are found, Tororo District, where 33 percent are found and Mukono District, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Owuyo exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owuy | 89 | 20 | / |
| Owiyo | 80 | 1,138 | / |
| Owuye | 80 | 626 | / |
| Awuyo | 80 | 278 | / |
| Owayo | 80 | 123 | / |
| Owuya | 80 | 105 | / |
| Obuyo | 80 | 42 | / |
| Owoyo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Oweyo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Owuyi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Owujo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obuoyo | 73 | 154 | / |
| Oswoyo | 73 | 81 | / |
| Owueye | 73 | 24 | / |
| Oyweyo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ojuayo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ouboyo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Oswayo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Owauyi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Oowoyo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oywoyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ohwayo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gowiyo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owueyi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owuoya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ojwiyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oubiyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubeyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awueyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oowuye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuoye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouviyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuuyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyuayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuy | 67 | 1,081 | / |
| Oway | 67 | 332 | / |
| Owoa | 67 | 186 | / |
| Owou | 67 | 171 | / |
| Owoi | 67 | 135 | / |
| Owui | 67 | 107 | / |
| Owayowa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Owey | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ochweyo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ochwoyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obuy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oweu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoueye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwuahyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obuoyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuyowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoueyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuheyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhuoji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owheuyi | 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 Owuyo
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