Owia Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Owia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

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 also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,352,516th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Owia are found; 64 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 64 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Owia is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.

Owia is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 95 percent live, Jiwaka, where 2 percent live and Western, where 2 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Owia occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owiah89348/
Ojwia8912/
Owija892/
Oewia891/
Owiaz891/
Owoiya80907/
Ojwiya80665/
Howiha8011/
Howiah806/
Owaiya804/
Ochwia801/
Goweia801/
Owajia801/
Oweiya801/
Obia7512,022/
Ovia752,940/
Awia75697/
Ewia7582/
Uwia7523/
Owya757/
Owio756/
Owja752/
Oewijah7311/
Awiah672,275/
Govia67702/
Howya67631/
Oubia67373/
Awija67277/
Oweya67232/
Hawia67194/
Obiha6799/
Ahwia6762/
Uwiah6760/
Hobia6754/
Obiay6743/
Oviah6728/
Awhia6727/
Obija6722/
Ovias6721/
Ehwia6716/
Ouvia6714/
Ewiah6714/
Hovia6712/
Uwias6710/
Oivea677/
Oviea677/
Obiaa675/
Ovija675/
Oweja675/
Awuia675/
Obhia674/
Guwia674/
Owijo673/
Oviat672/
Uwiha672/
Oweiyayi671/
Awiad671/
Oivya671/
Oviaz671/
Oobia671/
Ewija671/
Auwia671/
Uwiae671/
Owyad671/
Oviaa671/
Owiho671/

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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 Owia
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