Owaa Surname
Approximately 279 people bear this surname
Owaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 179 | 1:218,097 | 17,007 |
| Kenya | 86 | 1:536,976 | 26,431 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owaa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Owaa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 940,398th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owaa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 218,097. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Alebtong District, where 56 percent live, Otuke District, where 16 percent live and Lira District, where 11 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 31 percent live and South Sudan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owaya | 89 | 66 | / |
| Owaja | 89 | 56 | / |
| Owaha | 89 | 25 | / |
| Owaas | 89 | 21 | / |
| Owaat | 89 | 3 | / |
| Howaa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Owa'a | 89 | 2 | / |
| Owaah | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gowaa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owaay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oywaa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owa | 86 | 8,315 | / |
| Oiwaya | 80 | 250 | / |
| Oywaya | 80 | 194 | / |
| Ojwaya | 80 | 185 | / |
| Hoewaa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Oswaat | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ouwaha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Howaad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gowaia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owoaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owahah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owayat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oiwa'a | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oiwa | 75 | 17,800 | / |
| Howa | 75 | 6,353 | / |
| Obaa | 75 | 1,845 | / |
| Owai | 75 | 1,796 | / |
| Owah | 75 | 1,794 | / |
| Ouwa | 75 | 618 | / |
| Oway | 75 | 332 | / |
| Awaa | 75 | 279 | / |
| Owha | 75 | 197 | / |
| Oywa | 75 | 189 | / |
| Owoa | 75 | 186 | / |
| Ovaa | 75 | 184 | / |
| Ewaa | 75 | 148 | / |
| Owua | 75 | 26 | / |
| Ohwa | 75 | 25 | / |
| Uwaa | 75 | 17 | / |
| Ojwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Owaj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uowa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owayowa | 73 | 61 | / |
| Oweiaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuahia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwajad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owujaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oywayah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaya | 67 | 172,068 | / |
| Obaya | 67 | 3,109 | / |
| Uwaya | 67 | 2,517 | / |
| Howay | 67 | 1,736 | / |
| Awaja | 67 | 702 | / |
| Hawaa | 67 | 407 | / |
| Obaja | 67 | 311 | / |
| Oweya | 67 | 232 | / |
| Owoya | 67 | 228 | / |
| Huwaa | 67 | 206 | / |
| Oba'a | 67 | 203 | / |
| Owaye | 67 | 152 | / |
| Howai | 67 | 148 | / |
| Owaji | 67 | 143 | / |
| Obaia | 67 | 141 | / |
| Owayo | 67 | 123 | / |
| Ova'a | 67 | 121 | / |
| Owuya | 67 | 105 | / |
| Oszwa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Owiya | 67 | 76 | / |
| Hojwa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Hohwa | 67 | 70 | / |
| Houwa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Awaha | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ouwah | 67 | 43 | / |
| Howah | 67 | 35 | / |
| Owoja | 67 | 34 | / |
| Owayi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Owaje | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ovaya | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ovaia | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ovaat | 67 | 27 | / |
| Uwaja | 67 | 26 | / |
| Owait | 67 | 26 | / |
| Oweae | 67 | 25 | / |
| Awa'a | 67 | 22 | / |
| Uwaha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hoywa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ewa'a | 67 | 17 | / |
| Uwuaa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ovaha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Owuja | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oowah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awaia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oobaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awaah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ohuwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uwaia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ouwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awuaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owaju | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uwa'a | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owawe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hoiwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owatt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Howea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oweja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ouwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owuad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ouwae | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oiwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovaja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojwae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovaah | 67 | 2 | / |
| O'Baa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obaai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovhaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owayz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owgah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owgai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oovaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oibaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohehewaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oewai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obağa | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Wai | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Way | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uovaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howga | 67 | 0 | / |
| Owath | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Owaa
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