Oywaya Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Oywaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 183 | 1:252,349 | 17,139 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
Oywaya Demographics
Oywaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oywaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oywaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oywaya is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oywaya? popularity and diffusion
Oywaya is the 1,210,518th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oywaya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 252,349. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 47 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 35 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Oywaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Oywaya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Oywaya
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