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

The surname Owi occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owi is the 314,479th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,103,472 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Owi live; 32 percent live in Central Africa and 32 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 225,156th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 1,234 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 53,946. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 51 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 45 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 18 percent are found.

Owi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Owi surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being 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
  • 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 Owi
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