Owam Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Owam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Owam (52) may also be a first name.
Owam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owam is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Owam.
How Common Is The Last Name Owam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owam is the 1,359,010th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Owam live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent forename internationally It is held by 52 people.
The last name Owam is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 59 percent are found, Rivers, where 29 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owame | 89 | 127 | / |
| Owaam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Howam | 89 | 0 | / |
| Owaham | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owacem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obam | 75 | 8,808 | / |
| Owan | 75 | 5,333 | / |
| Awam | 75 | 5,165 | / |
| Uwam | 75 | 337 | / |
| Owom | 75 | 215 | / |
| Ewam | 75 | 37 | / |
| Ovam | 75 | 2 | / |
| Howatim | 73 | 33 | / |
| Owahcem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houwame | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Swaim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owascem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howhame | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hawam | 67 | 2,508 | / |
| Howan | 67 | 762 | / |
| Awame | 67 | 363 | / |
| Owane | 67 | 201 | / |
| Oiwan | 67 | 149 | / |
| Uwame | 67 | 145 | / |
| Ahwam | 67 | 69 | / |
| Owain | 67 | 67 | / |
| Hobam | 67 | 40 | / |
| Awuam | 67 | 28 | / |
| Awaam | 67 | 26 | / |
| Owean | 67 | 25 | / |
| Awwam | 67 | 24 | / |
| Oywan | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ojwan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aawam | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obamm | 67 | 8 | / |
| Owuan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Govam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oweim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awamg | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awham | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owome | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uswam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Auwam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouwan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owgom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hewam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awaim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awamn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oowan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojuam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohuam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Bam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uobam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awasm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehwam | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owam
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