Owa Surname

60,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Owa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,0191:44,0763,441
Indonesia1,3251:99,81110,296
Papua New Guinea1,2521:6,513427
Japan8401:152,1967,725
Benin2111:48,9846,195
Congo1991:25,0712,722
Philippines1871:541,38161,532
Ivory Coast481:480,65115,491
England421:1,326,62059,571
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Owa (1,374) may also be a first name.

Owa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﻩ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,575th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 876,434 people. Owa is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Owa reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 211,290th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 1,374 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,019 people, or 1 in 44,076. In Nigeria Owa is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 30 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Edo, where 7 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live.

Owa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Owa are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Owa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.4% less than the national average, earning R 72,708 per year and in United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oiwa8617,800/
Howa866,353/
Owai861,796/
Owah861,794/
Ouwa86618/
Oway86332/
Owaa86279/
Owha86197/
Oywa86189/
Owoa86186/
Owua8626/
Ohwa8625/
Ojwa863/
Owaj862/
Uowa862/
Owwa862/
Owau861/
Owea861/
Ow807,308/
Howay751,736/
Owowa75555/
Howai75148/
Oszwa7597/
Hojwa7576/
Hohwa7570/
Ovowa7549/
Houwa7546/
Ouwah7543/
Howah7535/
Owait7526/
Owaha7525/
Oweae7525/
Owaas7521/
Hoywa7517/
Oowah7511/
Ohuwa759/
Ouwai758/
Hoiwa756/
Awowa756/
Owatt755/
Howea755/
Avowa755/
Ouwua754/
Owuad754/
Afowa754/
Ofowa753/
Ouway753/
Owaat753/
Oiwah752/
Howaa752/
Howua752/
Owa'a752/
Owaah752/
Owhad751/
Owayz751/
Oweaz751/
Ohwat751/
Ojswa751/
Howwa751/
Gowua751/
Owuah751/
Owgah751/
Gowaa751/
Owaay751/
Owgai751/
Howoa751/
Ouwga751/
Owast751/
Owazz751/
Oywaa751/
Ojjwa751/
Ojwat751/
Oiwai751/
O'Wai751/
O'Way751/
Owats751/
Owahy751/
Owash751/
Oiwas751/
Owhap751/
Howga750/
Owath750/
Oba67131,979/
Awa6741,571/
How6721,448/
Owo675,729/
Ova675,179/
Owf67311/
Ouw67142/
Hoszwa6760/
Owh6748/
Goweah6726/
Howash6724/
Howadt6714/
Ohw6713/
Hoshwa6712/
Oswaat6710/
Owauyi679/
Oyw677/
Oiw677/
Uow677/
Oow675/
Owt675/
Howait674/
Ouwaha673/
Ojw673/
Oww673/
Ovw673/
Howaih672/
Goweau672/
Howaad672/
Gouwah672/
Owoaya672/
Owahah672/
Houwai672/
Oswatd672/
Ouwaid671/
Owahij671/
Owatch671/
Houway671/
Howasz671/
Howowa671/
Howwad671/
Hhoway671/
Gouwea671/
Gowhah671/
Gowhai671/
Avhowa671/
Goiwah671/
Houwad671/
Howach671/
Howoha671/
Ouwahe671/
Oiwa'a671/
O'Waid671/
O'Watt671/
O'Weah671/
Affowa671/
Owayss671/
Hoowah671/
Houwau671/
Oszwua671/
Oowais671/
Oswast670/
Howaud670/

Owa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Owa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻭﻩawh-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owa
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