Owanaba Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Owanaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Owanaba (68) may also be a first name.
Owanaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owanaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owanaba is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owanaba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owanaba is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Owanaba are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owanaba is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 68 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Owanaba is most common in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Owanaba is found in one country. It is also common in Iceland, where 3 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Owanaba
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