Ouwe Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ouwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2721:76,3579,431
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
England21:27,859,030389,889
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ouwe (68) may also be a first name.

Ouwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ouwe is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ouwe is the 878,878th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ouwe reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ouwe is also the 1,181,159th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 68 people.

The surname Ouwe is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 76,357. In Cameroon Ouwe is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 71 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 25 percent reside and East Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houwe8967/
Ouwei896/
Ouswe891/
Ouwge891/
Ouhwe891/
Ouweu891/
Ouweh891/
Ouywe891/
Uwe862,767/
Owe862,145/
Ouw86142/
Houwes8013/
Houwez8010/
Ouiawe809/
Ayouwe808/
Houwei804/
Gouwey803/
Gouwea801/
Howe75108,953/
Owie756,353/
Uweh754,070/
Owei753,144/
Huwe752,243/
Owhe752,000/
Auwe751,810/
Oweh751,754/
Ouwa75618/
Aoue75576/
Osue75311/
Uhwe75266/
Houw75265/
Owee75181/
Uwei75176/
Uwhe75134/
Ohwe75100/
Ojue7572/
Oube7568/
Euwe7550/
Uwea7525/
Owey7522/
Ojwe7522/
Uwie7520/
Oyue7516/
Ouve7510/
Uwey758/
Oiue756/
Uwge755/
Owue755/
Oiwe755/
Oweu754/
Owew753/
Uwee753/
Uwue753/
Owwe753/
Ujwe753/
Uiwe753/
Oywe752/
Owje752/
Oowe751/
Ouwi751/
Owea751/
Uweu751/
Ouwj751/
Ouew751/
Oeue751/
Oewe751/
Uwje751/
Uoue750/
Oyauwei735/
Houweij734/
Houwest731/
Houweiz731/
Howie6716,832/
Ow677,308/
Howey675,026/
Aoued674,998/
Ahoue672,257/
Aoues671,212/
Oyowe67879/
Haoue67670/
Ojuez67615/
Ohoue67568/
Ogiue67449/
Ayowe67307/
Oweye67232/
Ayuwe67194/
Hoube67189/
Oyiwe67126/
Gohwe67125/
Ujewe67110/
Ajuwe67108/
Hauwe67104/
Ujawe6795/
Owewe6792/
Ojewe6789/
Ahuwe6789/
Oshue6787/
Hosue6780/
Gouve6778/
Ouver6761/
Eyowe6757/
Ouebe6753/
Aouer6750/
Houwa6746/
Iyowe6744/
Uw6743/
Oubey6743/
D'Houwer6735/
Guhwe6734/
Owetz6734/
Oyawe6733/
Ojues6733/
Hoewe6729/
Howei6726/
Eyuwe6726/
Oweae6725/
Howue6723/
Ojwer6721/
Goewe6720/
Huwez6720/
Huwei6720/
Oyewe6718/
Ochue6716/
Owevi6716/
Uwheh6715/
Oubei6714/
Ayoue6714/
Houue6713/
Oyoue6713/
Oueva6713/
Oyuer6712/
Ossue6710/
Hooue679/
Ojiwe679/
Ohues679/
Ouwai678/
Houve678/
Oweih678/
Houwi677/
Auhwe677/
Uwech677/
Uyawe677/
Uweid677/
Howee676/
Auwee676/
Auwhe676/
Uchwe676/
Howea675/
Ojuie675/
Owije675/
Aouej675/
Oujue675/
Oubeh674/
Owoey674/
Oyuhe674/
Ooues674/
Oweed674/
Hoowe673/
Guwhe673/
Oweby673/
Ijowe673/
Uweeh673/
Oweje673/
Asoue673/
Owewi673/
Auweu673/
Oywee673/
Ouway673/
Owhes673/
Auweh672/
Owehs672/
Owewa672/
Howeh672/
Uweep672/
Yoawe672/
Owhie672/
Uwhie672/
Owher672/
Ajowe672/
Owieh672/
Huweh672/
Oswei672/
Euwie672/
Oweie672/
Huwee672/
Osueh671/
Oweaz671/
Oowey671/
Huwey671/
Howeu671/
Heuwe671/
Hohwe671/
Uoues671/
Gowwe671/
Uiwea671/
Ojuhe671/
Oswhe671/
Uweih671/
Uswue671/
Ejowe671/
Owuhe671/
Uhwei671/
Uyweh671/
Uyewe671/
Uuhwe671/
Ooweh671/
Uwweh671/
Oshwe671/
Huywe671/
Ouves671/
Ouwoi671/
Oweeh671/
Oweet671/
Owejs671/
Owgeh671/
O'Wei671/
Ueweh671/
Goowe671/
Eyoue671/
Aouea671/
Owedh671/
Ohwee671/
Oohue671/
Ojowe671/
Ojueh671/
Oiuez671/
Huwie671/
Aouez671/
Auewe671/
Eioue671/
Uhwea671/
Uhwes671/
Uiewe671/
Uywie671/
Uuwie671/
Uweiz671/
Uwett671/
Osuer671/
Ouuee671/
Oweve671/
Oweph671/
Owwge671/
Owedd671/
Oowei671/
Uouea671/
Uhwet671/
Eiowe671/
Huwea671/
Hhowe670/
Guwey670/
Gowge670/

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