Owanu Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Owanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Owanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owanu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owanu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Owanu live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Owanu is most prevalent in: Delta, where 80 percent reside, Ogun, where 15 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 5 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owanou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Howanu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Howanou | 83 | 238 | / |
| Owanaut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwanu | 80 | 204 | / |
| Ewanu | 80 | 178 | / |
| Awanu | 80 | 150 | / |
| Owonu | 80 | 65 | / |
| Obanu | 80 | 58 | / |
| Owenu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Houwanou | 77 | 189 | / |
| Awanou | 73 | 1,059 | / |
| Awhanu | 73 | 136 | / |
| Obeanu | 73 | 64 | / |
| Ojuanu | 73 | 54 | / |
| Owounu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Auwanu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Owoonu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Awangu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hewanu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gowonu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ojbanu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owuonu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Huwanu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obanui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hobanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awanui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awwanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obanou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaneu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obainu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaenu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obannu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obanuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obanau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houwannou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Houhwanou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hobeanu | 67 | 179 | / |
| Achwanu | 67 | 120 | / |
| Aïwanou | 67 | 67 | / |
| Awhannu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Awainou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Owounou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ojuaanu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Awanguh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Howonou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awannou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Auwaanu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hawanou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaynou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owwuonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauwanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osuagnu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwgangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweanuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahwanou | 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
- 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 Owanu
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