Oweh Surname

230,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oweh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oweh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6411:107,9487,215
Guinea331:358,6011,162
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
England131:4,286,005132,302
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Togo91:805,3086,372
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oweh (85) may also be a first name.

Oweh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oweh is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oweh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 230,634th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,154,815 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oweh live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oweh is also the 1,039,322nd most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 85 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,641 people, or 1 in 107,948. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 40 percent are found, Cross River, where 11 percent are found and Edo, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Oweh is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Guinea, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Oweh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oweh are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

Oweh earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.41% more than the national average, earning $66,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oweih898/
Owehs892/
Howeh892/
Owieh892/
Ooweh891/
Oweeh891/
Owgeh891/
Owedh891/
Ouweh891/
Oweph891/
Owe862,145/
Goweah8026/
Gowueh801/
Oweich801/
O'Weah801/
Oweidh801/
Owheha801/
Oweesh801/
Howe75108,953/
Owie756,353/
Ojeh753,531/
Owei753,144/
Aweh752,330/
Owhe752,000/
Eweh751,594/
Oveh75882/
Oyeh75637/
Ouwe75307/
Owha75197/
Owee75181/
Oehy75180/
Ohwe75100/
Oueh7540/
Owey7522/
Ojwe7522/
Owih7514/
Owhi757/
Owue755/
Oiwe755/
Oweu754/
Owwe753/
Owhy753/
Oywe752/
Owje752/
Oehh752/
Eoeh751/
Oowe751/
Owea751/
Oewe751/
Howeihe7348/
Howeyhe734/
Ojwuehe731/
Ochwech731/
Oe6735,644/
Howie6716,832/
Howey675,026/
Ojieh672,302/
Ouehe67679/
Hoveh67354/
Oweye67232/
Ovesh67126/
Gohwe67125/
Gojeh67120/
Hoyeh6779/
Haweh6769/
Houwe6767/
Ojehe6748/
Obeyh6740/
Owetz6734/
Hoewe6729/
Goueh6727/
Howei6726/
Oweae6725/
Howue6723/
Ojwer6721/
Asweh6720/
Oyieh6718/
Ewheh6713/
Gaweh6710/
Ovieh678/
Hobeh678/
Howee676/
Oyech676/
Ouwei676/
Howea675/
Owije675/
Oubeh674/
Owoey674/
Oweed674/
Hoowe673/
Ovejh673/
Oweje673/
Oywee673/
Owhes673/
Auweh672/
Oujeh672/
Goveh672/
Owhie672/
Owher672/
Ewueh672/
Eweih672/
Ewieh672/
Houeh672/
Oswei672/
Aweeh672/
Oyehh672/
Oyehe672/
Oweie672/
Obeih671/
Osueh671/
Ouswe671/
Ovech671/
Oweaz671/
Oowey671/
Howeisch671/
Howeu671/
Hohwe671/
Awweh671/
Gowhi671/
Ahweh671/
Gowwe671/
Goieh671/
Oobeh671/
Oswhe671/
Ouwge671/
Obehy671/
Owhgi671/
Ovedh671/
Owuhe671/
Oshwe671/
Oehia671/
Ouhwe671/
Ouweu671/
Oweet671/
Owejs671/
Oiedh671/
Ojech671/
O'Wei671/
Goowe671/
Awueh671/
Aweuh671/
Ohwee671/
Oheah671/
Ojueh671/
Aweih671/
Owahy671/
Owhis671/
Oieth671/
Owwge671/
Owyhp671/
Owedd671/
Oowei671/
Eweah671/
Hhowe670/
Hoehy670/
Gowge670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oweh
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