Oawa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Oawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oawa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oawa is the 4,427,875th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Oawa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Oawa reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Oawa is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 81 percent are found, Bougainville, where 6 percent are found and National Capital District, where 6 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohawa | 89 | 342 | / |
| Ohawha | 80 | 88 | / |
| Ojiawa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ohaway | 80 | 3 | / |
| O'Gawa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Houawa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hoahwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aowa | 75 | 62 | / |
| Oawo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oava | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oaba | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oawe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oawy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oawi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoahwah | 73 | 15 | / |
| Oyiawah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ouaba | 67 | 2,050 | / |
| Haowa | 67 | 1,092 | / |
| Ahowa | 67 | 87 | / |
| Ohowa | 67 | 85 | / |
| Ouawe | 67 | 59 | / |
| Aouwa | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ooawo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Goava | 67 | 35 | / |
| Oavai | 67 | 27 | / |
| Oeava | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hoaba | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ohawe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aoewa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aoywa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hoava | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ohava | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ouawi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aoway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aowai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oaiwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oaiva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouawo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoawi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oawwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oavat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oavap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oahba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oaweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aohwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Șoava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oawui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ooaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoawe | 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 Oawa
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