Oyow Surname
Approximately 2,713 people bear this surname
Oyow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 2,549 | 1:5,277 | 446 |
| Kenya | 158 | 1:292,278 | 18,763 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Oyow (402) may also be a first name.
Oyow Demographics
Oyow Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oyow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyow is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyow? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 160,668th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,686,158 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyow live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 430,375th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 402 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is borne by 2,549 people, or 1 in 5,277. Aside from Somalia Oyow exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent live and Ethiopia, where 0 percent live.
Oyow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Oyow last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyowe | 89 | 879 | / |
| Oyowa | 89 | 25 | / |
| Ooyow | 89 | 9 | / |
| Hoyow | 89 | 3 | / |
| Yoyow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yow | 86 | 8,411 | / |
| Oyw | 86 | 7 | / |
| Hoyowe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iyow | 75 | 1,245 | / |
| Eyow | 75 | 212 | / |
| Ojow | 75 | 192 | / |
| Ayow | 75 | 103 | / |
| Yiow | 75 | 29 | / |
| Oyaw | 75 | 19 | / |
| Ohow | 75 | 14 | / |
| Uyow | 75 | 9 | / |
| Oyob | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hyow | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oywe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oojw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oyww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oiow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ooaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ioow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Joyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yowf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yowz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yoww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yyow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oysw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyov | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyjw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oywt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyewowa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oyebowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayowa | 67 | 955 | / |
| Hayow | 67 | 465 | / |
| Ojowa | 67 | 419 | / |
| Ayowe | 67 | 307 | / |
| Oyiwe | 67 | 126 | / |
| Eyowe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Uyowa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Iyowe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Eyowa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Oyawe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yojiw | 67 | 32 | / |
| O'How | 67 | 23 | / |
| Oyewe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ahyow | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yowpp | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yojew | 67 | 8 | / |
| Giyow | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oyoub | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oyova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojoaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Youow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayiow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayouw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yhowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiyow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Yew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gojow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayowh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyuuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouoyw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oeyov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohow | 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
- 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 Oyow
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