Owesa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Owesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Owesa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owesa is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owesa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owesa live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 38 percent are found and Kenya, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owesha915/
Howesa913/
Owessa912/
Owesat912/
Owesai911/
Owiesa911/
Oesa8924/
Oesau80250/
Obesa80147/
Ovesa8075/
Ojesa8070/
Owese8060/
Oweza8060/
Owasa8059/
Oyesa8043/
Awesa8041/
Owosa8027/
Goesa8022/
Oesea805/
Oweja805/
Eoesa803/
Owisa802/
Oweca802/
Oesha801/
Oesai801/
Uwesa801/
Ewesa801/
Owassa73615/
Owaisa73217/
Ovesea73180/
Awesha7378/
Ohwesi7365/
Obessa7362/
Oweisi7339/
Oviesa7339/
Ouessa7336/
Owossa7332/
Oweshi7325/
Owoeso7316/
Awessa7313/
Govesa7311/
Ewessa7310/
Hoesay739/
Owesho737/
Owiesy736/
Eweasa736/
Oweisy735/
Obesai735/
Gawesa735/
Howesy734/
Oweiso732/
Oweseh732/
Hawesa732/
Awesat732/
Obesea731/
Ouesat731/
Ojesau731/
Ewesay731/
Gowese731/
Ohwosa731/
Owasha731/
Howasa731/
Owaasa731/
Ovesaş731/
Owasai731/
Owecha731/
Oweesi731/
Owesci731/
Ohweso731/
Oiwosa731/
Goesha731/
Awetsa731/
Owisat731/
Obehsa731/
Ohwasa731/
Ojesah731/
Aweisa731/
Goezsa731/
Oweazi731/
Oweseu731/
Owesie731/
Owezia731/
Ouesai731/
Howese730/
Obesha730/
Eisa6791,941/
Easa6710,520/
Eesa678,510/
Yesa671,993/
Eysa67915/
Aesa67700/
Ouessai67690/
Oese67381/
Houessa67249/
Ousa67211/
Aweisat67207/
Oisa67198/
Eusa67168/
Iesa67155/
Uesa67139/
Oesi67117/
Aweissa6754/
Aweysat6722/
Oeso6715/
Oywecha6711/
Oweyssi6710/
Aweshah6710/
Eweissa678/
Owoesho678/
Oyesaya675/
Gouessa675/
Oweissy675/
Hawessa675/
Oweissi674/
Oysa674/
Oeza674/
Auwesha672/
Howesco672/
Ouyesad672/
Obeisha672/
Howesou672/
Oweishe672/
Ojsa672/
Oeweese671/
Owaissa671/
Howieso671/
Hoeshah671/
Gouvesa671/
Oubesaa671/
Ovehsha671/
Oyeseha671/
Oweisuo671/
Owehsho671/
Oweisei671/
Oweysou671/
Oeschay671/
Gaweesa671/
Aweesha671/
Aweysah671/
Owheshi671/
Awessat671/
Ojesaya671/
Ojessah671/
Ojiesha671/
Owaisat671/
Aweesay671/
Aweisha671/
Howeser670/
Howeise670/

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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 Owesa
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