Owi Surname

314,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Owi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3851:53,9467,011
Nigeria2341:757,02034,256
Indonesia2091:632,77149,860
Papua New Guinea1041:78,40110,308
Benin801:129,19513,967
Kenya611:757,04831,106
Malaysia561:526,68326,095
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Owi (1,234) may also be a first name.

Owi Last Name Facts

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

Owi is most common in Cameroon. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 314,479th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,103,472 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Owi are found; 32 percent are found in Central Africa and 32 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 225,156th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 1,234 people.

The last name Owi is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 53,946. In Cameroon Owi is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 51 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 45 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 18 percent reside.

Owi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Owi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Owi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Owi earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $44,412 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owie866,353/
Owei863,144/
Owai861,796/
Owii86387/
Owoi86135/
Owui86107/
Howi8661/
Ohwi8630/
Owih8614/
Oewi8612/
Owiy868/
Owhi867/
Ojwi863/
Owyi862/
Oywi861/
Owiz861/
Oiwi861/
Owgi861/
Ouwi861/
Howie7516,832/
Howai75148/
Gowui7534/
Owait7526/
Howei7526/
Ochwi7521/
Ojwii7516/
Owisz7512/
Ouwai758/
Oweih758/
Houwi757/
Ouwei756/
Owije755/
Owieh752/
Owhie752/
Oswei752/
Oweie752/
Oswii752/
Oewai751/
Gowgi751/
Oowei751/
Owhis751/
Oswui751/
Owhgi751/
O'Wei751/
O'Wai751/
Oiwai751/
Ojwoi751/
Ohwgi751/
Ouwoi751/
Owgai751/
Howiś751/
Howiy751/
Howid751/
Gowhi751/
Obi67338,737/
Ovi6723,865/
Awi6714,317/
Ewi673,198/
Owe672,145/
Uwi67248/
Howith6728/
Gouwij6717/
Owuije6710/
Owauyi679/
Owy679/
Howiss678/
Howish678/
Oswich675/
Owoeyi675/
Howiey675/
Houwui674/
Owj674/
Howait674/
Oweggi674/
Houwei674/
Ochwii673/
Owueyi673/
Gowaia672/
Houwai672/
Howaih672/
Owid't671/
Oweidh671/
O'Witt671/
Oowais671/
O'Weis671/
O'Waid671/
Howeid671/
Ouwaid671/
Owahij671/
Howisz671/
Howeit671/
Gowhai671/
Howeiz671/
Oweich671/
Owisch670/

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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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  • 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 Owi
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