Oyewa Surname
Approximately 427 people bear this surname
Oyewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 253 | 1:154,305 | 13,566 |
| Benin | 159 | 1:65,004 | 7,952 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Oyewa (36) may also be a first name.
Oyewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyewa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oyewa.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 692,305th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyewa live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 36 people.
The last name Oyewa is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 154,305. In Uganda Oyewa is most common in: Nebbi District, where 43 percent live, Zombo District, where 19 percent live and Hoima District, where 18 percent live. Not including Uganda Oyewa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 37 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goyewa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ioyewa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yoyewa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oywa | 89 | 189 | / |
| Oyewo | 80 | 9,669 | / |
| Ayewa | 80 | 2,261 | / |
| Oyawa | 80 | 155 | / |
| Iyewa | 80 | 77 | / |
| Oyeba | 80 | 63 | / |
| Ojewa | 80 | 31 | / |
| Oyowa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Oyewe | 80 | 18 | / |
| Eyewa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Hoywa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Oyiwa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Uyewa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oyeva | 80 | 5 | / |
| Owewa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yewaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyewi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oewai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oywaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyabeowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayewah | 73 | 182 | / |
| Oyowah | 73 | 157 | / |
| Ojiewa | 73 | 93 | / |
| Hoybea | 73 | 45 | / |
| Houewa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Goeway | 73 | 12 | / |
| Oyewoh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ohyeva | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hyewua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Goyowa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Eyewas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ojewoa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Goyeva | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yehwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oyewio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oyewoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oyewui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayewaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hoyiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayeewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyewei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yewaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyowha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goyawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hayewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayiewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goewah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yewuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ooyewo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoyeva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyeewo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyuowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oiwa | 67 | 17,800 | / |
| Aywa | 67 | 735 | / |
| Ouwa | 67 | 618 | / |
| Yeva | 67 | 156 | / |
| Oyua | 67 | 89 | / |
| Eiwa | 67 | 60 | / |
| Oeva | 67 | 34 | / |
| Euwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oyue | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ejwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yoyowah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yewy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oybe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hohyeva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oywo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oywe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oeua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayewad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgeyewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyewuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyewoth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yewá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oewy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oywy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oywi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyawais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoywadt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Oyewa
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