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

Owaki is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owaki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owaki is the 40,792nd most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 567,787 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Owaki live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 12,424 people, or 1 in 10,290. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Aichi Prefecture, where 37 percent are found, Gifu Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Japan this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Peru, where 1 percent are found.

Owaki Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Owaki last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the 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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