Owasu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Owasu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
Owasu (44) may also be a first name.
Owasu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owasu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owasu is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Owasu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owasu? popularity and diffusion
Owasu is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Owasu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 25 percent of Owasu reside; 25 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 44 people.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Owasu is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and India, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owuasu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Owassu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owashu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owosu | 80 | 451 | / |
| Ewasu | 80 | 204 | / |
| Awasu | 80 | 159 | / |
| Obasu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Uwasu | 80 | 24 | / |
| Owazu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Owaju | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ovasu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owesu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaisou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awaisu | 73 | 5,151 | / |
| Uwaisu | 73 | 3,212 | / |
| Awashu | 73 | 298 | / |
| Awhasu | 73 | 129 | / |
| Owachu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Howazu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Hawasu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Owuesu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Obasuy | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ahwasu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Owaezu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obasui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awaesu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awaysu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owagiu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Govasu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obeasu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awasiu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awasou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Osuasu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owaciu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awasuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awausu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awasui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aswasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewaisu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweseu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obashu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uiwasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuaju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweazu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owousu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwasiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awwasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaissou | 71 | 80 | / |
| Awassou | 67 | 127 | / |
| Hawaisu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Huwaisu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Auwaisu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Haweasu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ahawasu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owossou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owaggiu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hawashu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awhasou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owahgiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awhausu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howesou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovaisuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awashuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawashu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaissu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuachu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwwaisu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aawaisu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaysou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awwaisu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweysou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awahsou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awahsuh | 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 Owasu
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