Owadia Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Owadia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Owadia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owadia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owadia occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owadia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,944,094th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Owadia are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 42 percent are found, Edo, where 24 percent are found and Ekiti, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Owadia occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 11 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowadia | 92 | 66 | / |
| Howadia | 92 | 11 | / |
| Owadiah | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ohwadia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owadija | 92 | 1 | / |
| Uowadiae | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obadia | 83 | 12,601 | / |
| Uwadia | 83 | 3,218 | / |
| Ovadia | 83 | 1,449 | / |
| Awadia | 83 | 123 | / |
| Owadja | 83 | 21 | / |
| Owodia | 83 | 5 | / |
| Owedia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwadiae | 77 | 2,889 | / |
| Uwadiea | 77 | 58 | / |
| Ovadias | 77 | 56 | / |
| Obadiha | 77 | 49 | / |
| Govadia | 77 | 42 | / |
| Ovadiah | 77 | 25 | / |
| Awhadia | 77 | 22 | / |
| Awadhia | 77 | 13 | / |
| Oubadia | 77 | 11 | / |
| Uwaidia | 77 | 9 | / |
| Obadhia | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ovadija | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hawadia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Uwhadia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ovaedia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owoudia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awadias | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwadiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uswadia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obadiea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obadiay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obadiaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awadiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaidia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hobadia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goovadia | 71 | 45 | / |
| Uwaidiae | 71 | 10 | / |
| Hawadiah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Uwuadiae | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gouwadja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obaudiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwadioha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwadiaie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uwaadiae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hawadjia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abadia | 67 | 29,121 | / |
| Ovadya | 67 | 162 | / |
| Ubadia | 67 | 137 | / |
| Avadia | 67 | 88 | / |
| Evodia | 67 | 77 | / |
| Awadja | 67 | 56 | / |
| Obodia | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ovedia | 67 | 23 | / |
| Evadia | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ovadja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obadya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obadio | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abodia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obadía | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awodia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avedia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awadio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ovadía | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awedia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awadaiiah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovadio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwadya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owedio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owadjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewodia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avodia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwadea | 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 Owadia
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