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 has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oywak? popularity and diffusion
Oywak is the 2,333,370th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oywak are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Oywak is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 609,989. In Uganda it is most common in: Lamwo District, where 53 percent are found, Gulu District, where 19 percent are found and Pader District, where 16 percent are found. Barring Uganda it exists 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
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