Owabu Surname
6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswabu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Howabou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owobu | 80 | 2,707 | / |
| Obabu | 80 | 160 | / |
| Awabu | 80 | 24 | / |
| Uwabu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Owebu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Obabhu | 73 | 57 | / |
| Owhobu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hawabu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Awabut | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ouwobu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awabou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Osuabu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owohbu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohuabu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owuebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwabud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owobui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awahbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obabau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwahabou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwahabu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hawabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awhabou | 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 Owabu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis