Owada Surname

18,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Owada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan28,6851:4,457724
Thailand1501:470,92282,494
Brazil1041:2,058,40765,034
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Peru211:1,513,53022,524
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England51:11,143,612252,590
France41:16,605,680368,153
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Owada Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owada is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owada? popularity and diffusion

Owada is the 18,921st most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 250,225 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Owada live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

Owada is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 28,685 people, or 1 in 4,457. In Japan it is most numerous in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 21 percent reside, Fukushima Prefecture, where 16 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent reside. Beside Japan this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Owada Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owada surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Owada earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 373.56% more than the national average, earning S/. 91,800 per year and in United States they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $42,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owaida91623/
Ohwada91158/
Oowada919/
Owayda919/
Owadah912/
Ouwada912/
Owaidah831,569/
Owaidat83486/
Howayda83185/
Howaida8328/
Owaidha839/
Ouwaida834/
Owaydah834/
Gowaada833/
Gouwada832/
Ouswada831/
Owaydat831/
Awada8012,784/
Obada805,600/
Owade802,396/
Ewada801,229/
Oweda80499/
Uwada80471/
Owadi80184/
Ovada8096/
Owoda8049/
Owado8010/
Owwaidah771/
Awadah7317,097/
Oweida738,907/
Govada735,740/
Awaida734,343/
Obaida731,264/
Obadha73661/
Ewaida73371/
Awayda73228/
Obeada73150/
Howady73122/
Owhadi73116/
Hawada7360/
Obayda7359/
Owaade7327/
Awaday7327/
Ovaida7323/
Oubada7320/
Gowade7319/
Owuade7316/
Awadai7315/
Owhoda7311/
Aweada739/
Obadau739/
Ojuada738/
Owedah737/
Ouwade736/
Hewada736/
Ovadah736/
Uwadah736/
Obadai736/
Awaeda736/
Owodai736/
Awadda736/
Owhady735/
Aawada735/
Uwaida735/
Awaïda735/
Osvada735/
Uwadai734/
Owheda734/
Owadde734/
Owadie734/
Awaada734/
Ewadaa734/
O'Wade733/
Uswada733/
Awadha733/
Owadis733/
Obaday733/
Owaidi732/
Awwada732/
Ahwada732/
Awadea732/
Awuada732/
Owadho732/
Howeda732/
Owadeh732/
Oweyda732/
Oswady731/
Ovadat731/
Owadot731/
Gowady731/
Ewadah731/
Oiwoda731/
Howadi731/
Owaddo731/
Owaddy731/
Owaido731/
Owooda731/
Ojwadi731/
Obaada731/
Obadea731/
Obahda731/
Awadaa731/
Oweeda731/
Uwadea731/
Uowadi731/
Owadee731/
Eweada731/
Oweidat673,900/
Howaidi671,501/
Oubaida67553/
Howaidy67367/
Oubadah67275/
Ewaidah67200/
Huwaida67136/
Uwadiea6758/
Obadaih6753/
Govaada6746/
Owodaha6732/
Awaidah6731/
Hawaida6727/
Gouwadi6724/
Uwaydah6724/
Houwade6724/
Govaday6723/
Oweidah6721/
Awaidat6721/
Owaidou6717/
Howader6712/
Owuadey6711/
Uswadah679/
Hovaida679/
Awwadah678/
Hawadah677/
Awaddad677/
Govadaa676/
Goivada676/
Owgaddi675/
Govadha675/
Obaydah675/
Ochwado675/
Goovada674/
Oouadah674/
Uwaydat673/
Owhodah673/
Awaydah673/
Ochwadi673/
Owaydeh672/
Oshwade672/
Owaidoh672/
Houbada672/
Ouweida671/
Ovadaya671/
Ovaidat671/
Hewaida671/
Awadasd671/
Gawaday671/
Govadda671/
Aawhada671/
Oubayda671/
Hobaida671/
Owoidah671/
Owhodaa671/
Huwajda671/
Hawasda671/
Hawwada671/
Oswadid671/
Ouwadou671/
O'Bayda671/
Uwadhay671/
Gawajda671/
Awaedah671/
Awaidha671/
Aouhada671/
Uwaidea671/
Uwaidah671/
Howeida671/
Hoswade670/

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  • 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 Owada
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