Owelegba Surname
3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owelegba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
Owelegba (39) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owhelegba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Owalegba | 88 | 45 | / |
| Owelogba | 88 | 26 | / |
| Owolegba | 88 | 3 | / |
| Ouelegba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Owaleghba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Awhelegba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Owhelogba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Owolagba | 75 | 212 | / |
| Owologba | 75 | 114 | / |
| Awelegbe | 75 | 25 | / |
| Obelegbo | 75 | 15 | / |
| Owolegbo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Oyelogba | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oyelegbe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oyelagba | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ouelegbe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uweliogba | 71 | 17 | / |
| Obelegbuo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Owhologba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oulegbe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Aleygba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yelegbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohueleigbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oeligbo | 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
- 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 Owelegba
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis