Owati Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2121:835,57936,885
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Owati (14) may also be a first name.

Owati Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owati is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Owati click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owati? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,101,507th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Owati are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 835,579. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 76 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Oyo, where 4 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howati919/
Ojwati911/
Owaiti911/
Owatie911/
Awati801,909/
Owate80661/
Ouati80443/
Owata80222/
Ovati8071/
Owoti8021/
Hawati731,175/
Obaati73250/
Ahwati73143/
Owothi73131/
Owuoti7393/
Houati7383/
Awatai7377/
Owatta7365/
Obaiti7360/
Aawati7347/
Ohwata7328/
Obatai7326/
Awathi7322/
Ojwata7320/
Awaiti7320/
Oweiti7315/
Owooti738/
Hovati735/
Owouti733/
Awaati732/
Ovatai732/
Owathe732/
Awatio732/
Awatie732/
Ouwata731/
Obatei731/
Awatih731/
Owhata731/
Owater731/
Owaita731/
Ouvati731/
Ovasti731/
Obatti731/
Awatei731/
Awatti731/
Owaity731/
Ojuati731/
Owatte731/
Howgate67738/
Achwati6774/
Auswati6711/
Hawaiti675/
Houbati675/
Awaitih674/
Hobatti674/
Ahawati674/
Hawayti674/
Ahwaiti674/
Awaatai674/
Obathyi673/
Govathi673/
Howater673/
Howotiz672/
Hawathi672/
Awadthi672/
Govatti671/
Oweithi671/
Awuatai671/
Hovatis671/
Ojwothi671/
Owotihe671/
Awastti671/
Ahwatiy671/
Obattai671/
Hawasti671/
Howaity671/
Oswatte671/
Hawatai671/
Hobathi671/
Howatte671/
Houwate671/
Awattih671/
Awuaati671/
Owuothi671/
Goowaty671/
Gowathe671/

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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 Owati
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