Abowu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Abowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Abowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abowu occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abowu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Abowu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abowu are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Abowu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 44 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Borno, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Abowu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 9 percent are found and Uganda, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aibowu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Abowou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Abuowu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aijbowu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Abuowuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abouwou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abawu | 80 | 244 | / |
| Obowu | 80 | 121 | / |
| Avowu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Abobu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Abewu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Abuwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ebowu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ababou | 73 | 7,189 | / |
| Avabou | 73 | 38 | / |
| Avowou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Abobuh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Aybawu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abhawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboybu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuwuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abobau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboubou | 67 | 1,494 | / |
| Hababou | 67 | 403 | / |
| Ahbabou | 67 | 264 | / |
| Aboibou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aababou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Habobou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obouwut | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avoibou | 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 Abowu
- 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