Owaoma Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Owaoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owaoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Owaoma Last Name Facts

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

Owaoma occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owaoma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owaoma are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Owaoma is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 53 percent live, Lagos, where 40 percent live and Abia, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Togo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owaouma921/
Owajioma861/
Uwaoma833,840/
Owoama8328/
Obaoma835/
Awaoma831/
Ewaoma831/
Uwaomah7789/
Oweioma7710/
Owayomi775/
Uwaomma774/
Uwaomaa772/
Uwuaoma772/
Gawaoma771/
Owaiome771/
Uweaoma771/
Owajomo771/
Awajioma7110/
Owhoyoma712/
Owajiama711/
Ohwajomi711/
Uwoama6724/
Uwaomo674/
Owoamo673/
Awoama673/
Obaomi673/
Avaoma671/
Aboama671/
Evaoma671/
Ewoama671/
Owhoyomah671/
Abaoma671/

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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 Owaoma
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