Owame Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Owame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 115 | 1:70,902 | 9,258 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Owame (51) may also be a first name.
Owame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owame is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owame? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,596,935th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Owame reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 51 people.
The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 70,902. In Papua New Guinea Owame is most frequent in: Western, where 99 percent reside and National Capital District, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Owame exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owaeme | 91 | 4 | / |
| Owam | 89 | 163 | / |
| Owaimer | 83 | 293 | / |
| Owajeme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owaiome | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owahmed | 83 | 1 | / |
| Houwame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Howhame | 83 | 0 | / |
| Obame | 80 | 19,113 | / |
| Awame | 80 | 363 | / |
| Uwame | 80 | 145 | / |
| Owama | 80 | 77 | / |
| Ewame | 80 | 39 | / |
| Oweme | 80 | 25 | / |
| Owome | 80 | 5 | / |
| Owami | 80 | 4 | / |
| Owaam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howam | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gowameea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owuama | 73 | 445 | / |
| Oweime | 73 | 98 | / |
| Ewamei | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ewhame | 73 | 25 | / |
| Awamie | 73 | 16 | / |
| Owieme | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hewame | 73 | 7 | / |
| Eweame | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obamea | 73 | 5 | / |
| Awameh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwaume | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owueme | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owaham | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obamee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owomhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aweame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obameh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owomeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewuame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awamez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohweme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awamey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obamey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ovamme | 73 | 0 | / |
| Obam | 67 | 8,808 | / |
| Awam | 67 | 5,165 | / |
| Owom | 67 | 215 | / |
| Owayemi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Awaimey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owajima | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hoswami | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gouwami | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owoyeme | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owayomi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awahmed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avoweme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obeamee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obajeme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gohwami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoswamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awammeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawameh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obayime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowwami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goowami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwamihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweiama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoyime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaymey | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Swaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochuame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howamis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hovamed | 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
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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 Owame
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