Omowo Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2831:625,94629,673
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England191:2,932,529101,561

Omowo (83) may also be a first name.

Omowo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Omowo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Omowo is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omowo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 847,909th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Omowo are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omowo is also the 1,052,971st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 83 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 625,946. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 48 percent reside, Delta, where 19 percent reside and Ogun, where 14 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omoowo911,213/
Omohwo91323/
Omowho9189/
Omowoh9116/
Osmowo912/
Omowoo911/
Omuowho831/
Omowa801,218/
Omobo80792/
Omovo80375/
Amowo80207/
Umowo8019/
Omewo805/
Omawo804/
Emowo802/
Oumouwou778/
Omooba73532/
Omoowa7367/
Homawo7336/
Omovoh7333/
Omoewa7321/
Omoiwa7321/
Omohwa7320/
Emohwo7317/
Omouwa7313/
Omovuo7313/
Emowho7311/
Amoowo737/
Omoubo736/
Omoibo735/
Omowha735/
Amowoh734/
Umoowo734/
Amowoo733/
Omewoh733/
Omoboy732/
Emuowo732/
Homovo732/
Oumobo731/
Omuobo731/
Omuovo731/
Omowua731/
Omobho731/
Omoova731/
Homawoo672,582/
Emuowho6736/
Emoohwo6724/
Homawou678/
Omoobah676/
Amuowho673/
Homowad672/
Omgoiwa672/
Omohuwa672/
Amowood671/
Umhowho671/
Omoswua671/
Omowahe671/
Omoiboh671/
Hoomawo671/
Omouwha671/

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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
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  • 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 Omowo
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