Owazi Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Owazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
Owazi (43) may also be a first name.
Owazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owazi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owazi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Owazi are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owazi is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 43 people.
The last name Owazi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Owazi is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 78 percent live, Cross River, where 11 percent live and Kaduna, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Owazi occurs in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 18 percent live.
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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 Owazi
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