Amowu Surname
3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Amowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
Amowu (46) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aamoowu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Amewu | 80 | 2,839 | / |
| Amawu | 80 | 272 | / |
| Omowu | 80 | 98 | / |
| Amobu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Amuwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ahmouwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amabou | 73 | 40 | / |
| Aimuwu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Amawou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hamawu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gamawu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Omoowu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Amowoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Amawwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aimewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amehwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ammawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amoobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amavou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omhowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haimouwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aimabou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hamabou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amoubou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amouvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïmabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amahbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamavou | 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 Amowu
- 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