Owho Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2021:876,94438,283
England51:11,143,612252,590
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Owho (23) may also be a first name.

Owho Last Name Facts

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

Owho is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owho? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,152,132nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. Owho is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Owho live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 23 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria Owho is most common in: Delta, where 50 percent live, Rivers, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owhuo8924/
Owuho891/
Ohwho891/
Owhou891/
Howho891/
Owo865,729/
Owoh7512,930/
Owoo756,335/
Owah751,794/
Ohwo751,302/
Owuo75451/
Ohvo75341/
Owha75197/
Owoa75186/
Owou75171/
Oiwo75140/
Owoi75135/
Uwho75123/
Awho7574/
Howo7566/
Obho7549/
Ouwo7537/
Ewho7537/
Ojwo7517/
Oowo758/
Oewo755/
Owwo753/
Owoy752/
Oywo752/
Owjo752/
Ovho750/
Oiwoh67325/
Obhuo67206/
Oshuo67144/
Uwhuo6771/
Ouwah6743/
Howah6735/
Owaha6725/
Gohwo6719/
Ochuo6715/
Obhoo6713/
Oowah6711/
Owoot677/
Howou676/
Owooh676/
Owocz676/
Ewuho674/
Uwhoo674/
Owout673/
Awhos673/
Ohwod672/
Owaah672/
Oiwah672/
Ouwoh672/
Uowoh672/
Uwhoh672/
Owosh672/
Ohuho672/
Oshwo672/
Awuho672/
Ojwoh671/
Owuod671/
Oswoy671/
Awhop671/
Othuo671/
Howoh671/
Howoa671/
Goiwo671/
Ojuho671/
Ovhoa671/
Owhad671/
Howgo671/
Aouho671/
Gowgo671/
Ojwoi671/
Ouwou671/
Owuah671/
Owuot671/
Owhap671/
Ohboh671/
Ohboy671/
Gohuo671/
Hewho671/
Ewhoh671/
Uwuho671/
Ohwoh671/
Gowuo671/
Owott671/
Ouwoi671/
Uuwho671/
Govho671/
Owash671/
Owgah671/
Oiuho671/
Owath670/
Howop670/

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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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  • 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 Owho
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