Owado Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Owado Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Owado (14) may also be a first name.

Owado Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owado is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Owado.

How Common Is The Last Name Owado? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owado is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owado are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owado is also the 3,024,661st most widely held given name internationally, borne by 14 people.

Owado is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 60 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 20 percent reside and Delta, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owadho912/
Owaido911/
Owaddo911/
Owadot911/
Owaidou8317/
Ochwado835/
Owaidoh832/
Ouwadou831/
Owada8029,124/
Obado804,118/
Owodo80683/
Awado80165/
Owedo80142/
Ovado8098/
Uwado805/
Ewado802/
Owaida73623/
Ohwodo73173/
Obaado73160/
Ohwada73158/
Ojuado73152/
Obaido7363/
Obadoh7340/
Awaido7335/
Awadou7327/
Awaedo7325/
Owhodo7316/
Gowodo7316/
Ohwedo7311/
Owayda739/
Oowada739/
Awadot737/
Obaudo736/
Gawado735/
Awaudo733/
Uwaudo732/
Owadah732/
Owodoh732/
Ouwada732/
Owhedo732/
Ewhado731/
Awaydo731/
Obeado731/
Owoudo731/
Ouwedo731/
Osvado731/
Hawado731/
Awadho731/
Uwadoo731/
Awadoo731/
Oywodo731/
Owoido731/
Oweido731/
Govado731/
Uwuado731/
Owaidah671,569/
Owaidat67486/
Oubadou67239/
Howayda67185/
Owoudou67160/
Awaidou67109/
Goivado6745/
Hawadou6731/
Howaida6728/
Gowodho6711/
Owaidha679/
Obaidoh676/
Ahwadou676/
Ouwaida674/
Owaydah674/
Gowaada673/
Obaidou672/
Gouwada672/
Owuodho672/
Awadood672/
Awaydou671/
Awadout671/
Owoidoi671/
Oweidou671/
Uwaudoh671/
Awadouh671/
Obaydou671/
Owaydat671/
Ouswada671/
Owoidho671/
Owoidoh671/
Owhojdo671/
Hawaydo671/

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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
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  • 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 Owado
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