Owandi Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owandi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Owandi (28) may also be a first name.

Owandi Last Name Facts

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

Owandi occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Owandi.

How Common Is The Last Name Owandi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owandi reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owandi is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 28 people.

The surname Owandi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Owandi is most frequent in: Kogi, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Owandi exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojwandi924/
Howandi922/
Hoswandi865/
Owendi831,334/
Awandi83841/
Uwandi83424/
Owande83320/
Owanda83158/
Ovandi8321/
Ewandi8317/
Obandi838/
Owondi836/
Owandj832/
Owandy831/
Owoundi771,508/
Gawandi77814/
Hawandi7795/
Govandi7784/
Gowande7763/
Osvandi7748/
Awandoi7742/
Ahwandi7731/
Owhanda7716/
Huwandi7715/
Gowandy779/
Oywande771/
Howanda771/
Owatnde771/
Obandei771/
Oewande771/
Owandje771/
Ovandis771/
Awandai771/
Howander7121/
Uwaindai717/
Govandhi711/
Ashwandi711/
Awacendi711/
Hoyvandi711/
Houbandi711/
Obande675,033/
Owonda672,689/
Obondi671,754/
Goivandiy67719/
Ewande67528/
Awanda67501/
Abandi67501/
Avandi67415/
Awande67370/
Evandi67359/
Ubandi67309/
Ovande67150/
Ovanda6771/
Abondi6749/
Owende6742/
Avendi6741/
Ewondi6728/
Ubondi6726/
Awandy6722/
Owendy6714/
Ovendi6714/
Avondi6710/
Uwanda679/
Awendi679/
Uwande675/
Awondi674/
Owonde673/
Obandy671/
Ovondi671/
Houwandje671/
Owondy671/
Ewandy671/
Ewandè671/
Ewandé671/
Awandé671/

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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 Owandi
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