Owia Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Owia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Owia (17) may also be a first name.
Owia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owia is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,352,516th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Owia occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Owia live; 64 percent live in Oceania Islands and 64 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.
Owia is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Owia is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 95 percent live, Jiwaka, where 2 percent live and Western, where 2 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owiah | 89 | 348 | / |
| Ojwia | 89 | 12 | / |
| Owija | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oewia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owiaz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owoiya | 80 | 907 | / |
| Ojwiya | 80 | 665 | / |
| Howiha | 80 | 11 | / |
| Howiah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Owaiya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ochwia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goweia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owajia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oweiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obia | 75 | 12,022 | / |
| Ovia | 75 | 2,940 | / |
| Awia | 75 | 697 | / |
| Ewia | 75 | 82 | / |
| Uwia | 75 | 23 | / |
| Owya | 75 | 7 | / |
| Owio | 75 | 6 | / |
| Owja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oewijah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Awiah | 67 | 2,275 | / |
| Govia | 67 | 702 | / |
| Howya | 67 | 631 | / |
| Oubia | 67 | 373 | / |
| Awija | 67 | 277 | / |
| Oweya | 67 | 232 | / |
| Hawia | 67 | 194 | / |
| Obiha | 67 | 99 | / |
| Ahwia | 67 | 62 | / |
| Uwiah | 67 | 60 | / |
| Hobia | 67 | 54 | / |
| Obiay | 67 | 43 | / |
| Oviah | 67 | 28 | / |
| Awhia | 67 | 27 | / |
| Obija | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ovias | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ehwia | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ouvia | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ewiah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hovia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Uwias | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oivea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oviea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obiaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ovija | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oweja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awuia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obhia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guwia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owijo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oviat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwiha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oweiyayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awiad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oivya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oviaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oobia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwiae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oviaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owiho | 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
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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 Owia
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