Ouwu Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Ouwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan501:468,8953,561
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ouwu (392) may also be a first name.

Ouwu Last Name Facts

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

Ouwu occurs in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ouwu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ouwu is the 2,718,172nd most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Ouwu is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ouwu reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 436,979th most numerous given name in the world, held by 392 people.

The surname Ouwu is most common in Taiwan, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 468,895. In Taiwan Ouwu is most numerous in: New Taipei City, where 22 percent reside, Kaohsiung City, where 18 percent reside and Penghu County, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Taiwan Ouwu occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houwu8993/
Gouwu893/
Ouewu892/
Ouwou891/
Ouweu891/
Owu862,841/
Uwu86426/
Houwui804/
Houwau801/
Oubu75964/
Owuh75342/
Uwuh75162/
Huwu75148/
Owui75107/
Howu7596/
Uwau7592/
Ujwu7560/
Owuu7559/
Ojwu7551/
Uswu7524/
Owuy7520/
Uwui759/
Ohwu757/
Uewu756/
Oowu755/
Ovuu755/
Uhwu755/
Auwu754/
Uiwu753/
Uwhu752/
Owwu752/
Uywu752/
Oewu752/
Oswu751/
Euwu751/
Uweu751/
Oiwu751/
Owud751/
Owuj751/
Owux751/
Ouvu751/
Uwuj751/
Uwuu751/
Uwux751/
Houewou7337/
Oubou67610/
Iyowu67277/
Ojowu67265/
Hauwu67106/
Ayuwu67105/
Auwau6784/
Huiwu6759/
Gowui6734/
Huwau6730/
Ajowu6720/
Huswu6717/
Oyewu6716/
Uhwut6715/
Ojewu6714/
Uyowu6711/
Gouvu677/
Guhwu677/
Oyiwu675/
Uiwuh675/
Auweu673/
Eyowu673/
Ujwuh673/
Ojiwu673/
Houvu673/
Ijowu673/
Ajuwu673/
Hohwu673/
Owewu672/
Ujawu672/
Guweu672/
Howus672/
Auwut671/
Guwgu671/
Oshwu671/
Oyawu671/
Ovuut671/
Oubuy671/
Oybuu671/
Uwahu671/
Uyewu671/
Uyiwu671/
Euwgu671/
Auwud671/
Uweud671/
Ujiwu671/
Owuch671/
Huwui671/
Uewuu671/
Eiowu671/
Owuhe671/
Oyowu671/
Oswui671/
Uuwau671/
Auywu671/

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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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  • 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 Ouwu
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