Oowu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Oowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oowu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oowu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Oowu live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Oowu is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owu | 86 | 2,841 | / |
| Obou | 75 | 2,974 | / |
| Owuh | 75 | 342 | / |
| Owou | 75 | 171 | / |
| Owui | 75 | 107 | / |
| Howu | 75 | 96 | / |
| Owuu | 75 | 59 | / |
| Ouwu | 75 | 51 | / |
| Ojwu | 75 | 51 | / |
| Ovou | 75 | 45 | / |
| Owuy | 75 | 20 | / |
| Owgu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ohwu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Oweu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Owhu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Owwu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oewu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owux | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oswu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oiwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owuj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oovu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oubou | 67 | 610 | / |
| Govou | 67 | 201 | / |
| Hobou | 67 | 114 | / |
| Houwu | 67 | 93 | / |
| Obouh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Gowui | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ovohu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Howou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owout | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gouwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hohwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Howus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hovou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oweus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owhgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| How'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oshwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oswui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuch | 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 Oowu
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