Oywak Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Oywak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 64 | 1:609,989 | 32,257 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Oywak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oywak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oywak is found most in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oywak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,333,370th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oywak reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Oywak is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 609,989. In Uganda Oywak is most frequent in: Lamwo District, where 53 percent are found, Gulu District, where 19 percent are found and Pader District, where 16 percent are found. Other than Uganda Oywak occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owak | 89 | 382 | / |
| Ywak | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owake | 80 | 42 | / |
| Aywak | 80 | 34 | / |
| Howak | 80 | 12 | / |
| Oywac | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yiwak | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ojwak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oiwake | 73 | 729 | / |
| Oswaks | 73 | 22 | / |
| Howack | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hoybak | 73 | 12 | / |
| Howake | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gowack | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owuake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howaik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayuwak | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Wake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswack | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awak | 67 | 7,555 | / |
| Owok | 67 | 155 | / |
| Ewak | 67 | 132 | / |
| Iwak | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ovak | 67 | 85 | / |
| Owag | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yvak | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oyewoke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jwak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ywok | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owax | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houwake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayuwake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ywax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyback | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ywag | 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 Oywak
- 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