Howusu Surname
Approximately 841 people bear this surname
Howusu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Howusu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Howusu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Howusu occurs most in Ghana. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Howusu? popularity and diffusion
Howusu is the 414,183rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,665,334 people. The surname Howusu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Howusu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Howusu is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Other than Ghana it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owusu | 91 | 418,901 | / |
| Owuesu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Owusuh | 83 | 8 | / |
| Owuusu | 83 | 7 | / |
| O'Wusu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Owushu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Owussu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ouwusu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Owousu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oswusu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hawusu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oiwusu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owutshu | 77 | 82 | / |
| Owusuua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owosu | 73 | 451 | / |
| Awusu | 73 | 212 | / |
| Owuzu | 73 | 70 | / |
| Ewusu | 73 | 38 | / |
| Ovusu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Owuju | 73 | 9 | / |
| Obusu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Owucu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Owisu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owoussou | 71 | 483 | / |
| Hawussou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gawusu | 67 | 277 | / |
| Hawisu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Awussu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hovisu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awushu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Habusu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owuchu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojbusu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awuesu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahwisu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawuzu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awausu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuseu | 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 Howusu
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