Owele Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Owele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2241:790,81635,405
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Congo91:554,34412,633
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Owelé (1) are calculated separately.

Owele (69) may also be a first name.

Owele Last Name Facts

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

Owele is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Owelé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 591,720th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. Owele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owele live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 69 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 790,816. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 38 percent are found, Ondo, where 20 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Kenya, where 19 percent are found.

Owele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owelé931/
Owelle91177/
Owesle9130/
Howele919/
Owoele918/
Owelet915/
Owiele913/
Ojwele912/
Oswele912/
Oweley911/
Oywele911/
Oweles911/
Oweele911/
Owelie911/
Oweler910/
Oele89815/
Owel89632/
Owle89165/
Gowelle83375/
Howelle836/
Osweler832/
Howeles832/
Oweiley831/
Owelley831/
Owesley831/
Howelet831/
Oweiler830/
Obele807,058/
Awele806,328/
Howle803,203/
Ouele801,262/
Ewele801,150/
Owale80880/
Owole80679/
Howel80454/
Ojele80321/
Oyele80319/
Uwele80219/
Oehle80108/
Owile8070/
Owell8047/
Goele8047/
Owela8045/
Oweli8017/
Ouwel807/
Oelee806/
Ovele803/
Oweal802/
Oelea801/
Oelle801/
Owhel801/
Ohwle801/
Ouwle801/
Oweil801/
Oweld801/
Owiel801/
Oywel801/
Oiwle801/
Owelh801/
Owleh801/
Oywle801/
Uowel801/
Oeyle800/
Owlle800/
Owely800/
Osweiler77522/
Howelley7749/
Howeiler7737/
Howelett7720/
Howeller779/
Ohweiler779/
Owellett772/
Howelles772/
Owelleth771/
Owheeler771/
Oßweiler771/
Oel75540/
Howell73195,786/
Ouelle731,670/
Gouele73636/
Gowely73424/
Houele73328/
Howale73263/
Goehle73256/
Oueled73213/
Oewole7351/
Oweila7349/
Uwhele7348/
Ovelle7345/
Ouelet7344/
Ewelie7342/
Govele7334/
Gojele7331/
Obeele7329/
Oywole7326/
Ouelea7326/
Awelle7321/
Howeld7320/
Ojiele7320/
Owoile7318/
Aweley7317/
Ewhele7316/
Oewale7313/
Hovele7313/
Hawele7312/
Howeel7311/
Howely7310/
Obeile7310/
Awelie738/
Goyele737/
Obeley737/
Owhale736/
Howleh736/
Goeley735/
Ouyele735/
Hoelge734/
Owoyle734/
Oowole734/
Owalea734/
Oyelle734/
Ouelie734/
Aweyle734/
Goelle734/
Eweley734/
Obelea733/
Owella733/
Hobele733/
Ojelle733/
Howole732/
Howeil732/
Oweill732/
Oelley732/
Owelly732/
Goeleh732/
Oyeles732/
Ogiele732/
Howesl732/
Ojuele732/
Oyelee732/
Owelli732/
Awiele732/
Osuele732/
Hoeley732/
Hojele732/
Oyweli732/
Awoele732/
Aweleh732/
Obeyle732/
Oveley731/
Ovesle731/
Owiles731/
Oiehle731/
Howiel731/
Goelee731/
Hoeleh731/
Awelei731/
Owuile731/
Awaele731/
Ohweli731/
Obelee731/
Owueli731/
Ojelee731/
Owheli731/
Owaile731/
Ooyele731/
Ojeley731/
Oyiele731/
Awhele731/
Oviele731/
Oweala731/
Owalle731/
Howelt731/
Oueles731/
Oueley731/
Ouwela731/
Ouwell731/
Ovelet731/
Owehel731/
Owille731/
Owolle731/
Ojelet731/
Oihele731/
O'Well731/
Yoyele731/
Ewoele731/
Aweele731/
Oowale731/
Huwele731/
Aweale731/
Ehwele731/
Oyeele731/
Owuely731/
Owiler730/
Howeli730/
Howile730/
Howeyl730/
Owaley730/
Hohweiler71125/
Ossweiler7119/
O'Wheeler712/
Howeellet711/
Ohweiller711/
Goel6789,373/
Awel6735,521/
Ouellet6732,688/
Yele6715,541/
Oule678,020/
Eale675,965/
Eule671,053/
Oile67697/
Awle67457/
Ovel67407/
Ojel67377/
Gouelle67346/
Oyel67334/
Owil67313/
Hohweiller67234/
Iele67216/
Howiler67211/
Aele67186/
Eyle67159/
Houelle67146/
Ouel67145/
Eele67134/
Eile67125/
Höweler6791/
Ahouele6791/
Uele6790/
Oyle6756/
Ochuele6747/
Ovelhey6745/
Huweler6736/
Ouelett6734/
Hoveler6734/
Owhoeli6729/
Ovellet6715/
Houwela6715/
Hovelle6713/
Goellee6711/
Hoellge6711/
Oyouele679/
Ouielhe678/
Ojle677/
Howaale676/
Gowelly676/
Howeltt675/
Oeli675/
Howeell674/
Hoyeler674/
Oywwole674/
Ejle674/
Oveilhe674/
Oely674/
Goweily674/
Howiell673/
Oell673/
Oyeslle673/
Ouwalle673/
Oehlhey673/
O'Wheel672/
Ohwiler672/
Oveless672/
Obeiley672/
Awelleh672/
Goyelle672/
Ovelhei672/
Ouielle672/
Oswiler671/
Ouesley671/
Ovaelle671/
Oveille671/
Ovelets671/
Oyellet671/
Howelia671/
Howelleads671/
Howeull671/
Hoieler671/
Aweiler671/
Awelesh671/
Howelis671/
Owoylea671/
Oywalee671/
Ohuwole671/
Howesll671/
Houweli671/
Hoviele671/
Howeldt671/
Ovelles671/
Ovellie671/
Oyuelea671/
Oiellet671/
Ohouele671/
O'Gelle671/
O'Velez671/
O'Wiles671/
Gouelei671/
Auweale671/
Hawelee671/
Awelech671/
Awielie671/
Awaelee671/
Owellih671/
Oueslei671/
Uwesley671/
Goielle671/
Hovelei671/
Howelll670/
Houeles670/
Hoowell670/
Haweley670/
Howesly670/
Aouelet670/

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