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
Oyow is found in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oyow.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyow? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 160,668th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,686,158 people. Oyow occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyow reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 430,375th most common first name on earth, held by 402 people.
The last name Oyow is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is carried by 2,549 people, or 1 in 5,277. Not including Somalia Oyow occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.
Oyow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Oyow surname is predominantly 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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