Owaki Surname

40,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Owaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan12,4241:10,2901,397
Kenya2341:197,35014,473
Peru951:334,57011,825
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Owaki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owaki is found most in Japan. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Owaki click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owaki? popularity and diffusion

Owaki is the 40,792nd most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 567,787 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Owaki are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Owaki is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 12,424 people, or 1 in 10,290. In Japan it is mostly found in: Aichi Prefecture, where 37 percent live, Gifu Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Outside of Japan this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Peru, where 1 percent live.

Owaki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Owaki surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Owaki surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Owaki earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 31.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,262 per year and in United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owaski9134/
Howaki9128/
Owakai9127/
Owakie915/
Ohwaki915/
Owakit915/
Oowaki913/
Oswaki912/
Owadki911/
Gowaki911/
Owakyi911/
Owakoi911/
Owakki911/
Owakih911/
Gowacki8363/
Owatkit838/
Awaki802,229/
Owaka801,591/
Oweki80953/
Uwaki80152/
Owoki80136/
Owake8042/
Owaky807/
Ewaki805/
Goiwakai771/
Gouwacki771/
Owachi731,046/
Oiwake73729/
Owocki73315/
Owecki7397/
Ojwaka7380/
Oywoki7363/
Awakai7347/
Oibaki7345/
Owuaka7343/
Howoki739/
Howake737/
Hovaki736/
Auwaki736/
Hawaki735/
Govaki734/
Ahwaki734/
Oweaka733/
Owakha733/
Uwaski733/
Owotki732/
Awakiz732/
Oweeki732/
Awakhi731/
Owuake731/
Oswake731/
Awayki731/
Awaiki731/
O'Wake731/
Oyweki731/
Oywaka731/
Owakyo731/
Howaka731/
Uwakie731/
Awakie731/
Ohwaka731/
Owokie731/
Obakiy731/
Owakuha6722/
Govacki676/
Oubakki675/
Ojwacka675/
Gawacki673/
Oohwaka673/
Owekhai672/
Owuachi672/
Gawakhi671/
Owhaeke671/
Ouwakge671/
Owokieh671/
Howaker671/
Houbaki671/
Houwake671/
Hawakio671/
Owaachi671/
Gouvaki671/
Awaikai671/
Hawaiki671/
Owachei671/
Hawakhi671/
Owaskey670/

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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 Owaki
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