Amowo Surname
Approximately 207 people bear this surname
Amowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 204 | 1:868,347 | 37,996 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
Amowo (54) may also be a first name.
Amowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amowo is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amowo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,155,901st most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amowo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 54 people.
Amowo is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria Amowo is mostly found in: Lagos, where 51 percent live, Ogun, where 21 percent live and Oyo, where 14 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amoowo | 91 | 7 | / |
| Amowoh | 91 | 4 | / |
| Amowoo | 91 | 3 | / |
| Amuowho | 83 | 3 | / |
| Amowood | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amewo | 80 | 801 | / |
| Omowo | 80 | 323 | / |
| Amawo | 80 | 192 | / |
| Amuwo | 80 | 179 | / |
| Amowa | 80 | 43 | / |
| Amobo | 80 | 17 | / |
| Emowo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amovo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amowoije | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahmouwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omoowo | 73 | 1,213 | / |
| Omohwo | 73 | 323 | / |
| Omowho | 73 | 89 | / |
| Amobho | 73 | 23 | / |
| Emohwo | 73 | 17 | / |
| Omowoh | 73 | 16 | / |
| Amowas | 73 | 14 | / |
| Emowho | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hamowa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Amouwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Amawou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Amoubo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Osmowo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emuowo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hamuwo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amawoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amaboo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amosuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omowoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amawoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amuiwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amawoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amoboi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gamovo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haimouwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamooba | 67 | 261 | / |
| Emuowho | 67 | 36 | / |
| Emoohwo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ahmouwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amoubou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamouwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamoová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuovoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hammowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omuowho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amoowas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamoova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asmouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amouvou | 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 Amowo
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