Owie Surname

77,052nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,2271:28,4482,415
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England221:2,532,63991,802
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Austria91:946,15970,786
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Owie (482) may also be a first name.

Owie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owie is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 77,052nd most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,147,103 people. Owie is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Owie live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 387,276th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 482 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,227 people, or 1 in 28,448. In Nigeria Owie is primarily found in: Edo, where 81 percent live, Lagos, where 6 percent live and Delta, where 4 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Owie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Owie last name is primarily Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

Owie earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.74% less than the national average, earning $22,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howie8916,832/
Owije895/
Owhie892/
Owieh892/
Oweie892/
Owjie891/
Owe862,145/
Oie862,126/
Owi861,194/
Owujie80318/
Owaiye80245/
Oweiye8022/
Owuije8010/
Owoiye807/
Howiey805/
Owajie802/
Oowies802/
O'Wier801/
Oweyie801/
Owhied801/
Howiet801/
Oswgie801/
Howe75108,953/
Ovie7513,547/
Obie757,037/
Ojie753,908/
Oyie753,811/
Ogie753,298/
Owei753,144/
Owhe752,000/
Owai751,796/
Oweh751,754/
Oibe75586/
Goie75526/
Owii75387/
Ouwe75307/
Awie75268/
Owee75181/
Hoie75163/
Owoi75135/
Oije75130/
Owui75107/
Ohwe75100/
Owji7593/
Howi7561/
Ewie7541/
Oive7532/
Ohwi7530/
Owey7522/
Ojwe7522/
Yoie7520/
Uwie7520/
Owih7514/
Oewi7512/
Oihe7511/
Ouie7510/
Owiy758/
Owhi757/
Oiue756/
Owue755/
Oiwe755/
Oweu754/
Oies754/
Owwe753/
Ojwi753/
Owyi752/
Oywe752/
Owje752/
Oowe751/
Ouwi751/
Owea751/
Owiz751/
Oiee751/
Oiez751/
Oiwi751/
Owgi751/
Oywi751/
Oeie751/
Oewe751/
Uoie751/
Ioie751/
Howeihe7348/
Owaaiye734/
Howiehe733/
Oweijer731/
Owyeije731/
Oi6750,480/
Oe6735,644/
Ie679,716/
Howey675,026/
Ojieh672,302/
Ovies67915/
Ogiue67449/
Hogie67437/
Obije67405/
Oyije67370/
Oweya67232/
Oweye67232/
Ojwee67193/
Hewie67183/
Hooie67176/
Howai67148/
Hawie67131/
Gohwe67125/
Hovie67105/
Houwe6767/
Hobie6762/
Owehi6758/
Ahwie6746/
Osgie6737/
Houie6735/
Owetz6734/
Gowui6734/
Oweyi6731/
Oiver6730/
Hoewe6729/
Hoive6728/
Howei6726/
Owait6726/
Oweae6725/
Howue6723/
Goive6722/
Ochwi6721/
Ojwer6721/
Awyie6720/
Oyieh6718/
Ovier6718/
Ojwii6716/
Owyed6715/
Obihe6713/
Owisz6712/
Owehy6711/
Oweai679/
Oviee679/
Ovied678/
Ouwai678/
Ovieh678/
Oweih678/
Oivea677/
Houwi677/
Oviea677/
Oihbe677/
Howee676/
Howji676/
Govie676/
Awhie676/
Ouwei676/
Howea675/
Oweja675/
Ojuie675/
Owiyi675/
Owehe674/
Oibee674/
Owoey674/
Obiey674/
Owiji674/
Oweed674/
Hoowe673/
Oubie673/
Ouhie673/
Owjee673/
Oviei673/
Oweje673/
Oweii673/
Oywee673/
Owhes673/
Owehs672/
Howeh672/
Ehwie672/
Owija672/
Uwgie672/
Uwhie672/
Owher672/
Oweji672/
Awuie672/
Ewieh672/
Awiei672/
Hoibe672/
Oswii672/
Obhie672/
Oswei672/
Euwie672/
Ouies672/
Owyes672/
Ouswe671/
Oweaz671/
Ohies671/
Oibej671/
Oives671/
Oowey671/
Howeu671/
Howid671/
Hohwe671/
Hoied671/
Gowgi671/
Gowhi671/
Hoiet671/
Gowwe671/
Goieh671/
Ojbie671/
Oswhe671/
Awihe671/
Oswui671/
Ouwge671/
Owhgi671/
Ohwgi671/
Oviie671/
Owuhe671/
Aweie671/
Ooweh671/
Oshwe671/
Owgai671/
Howiy671/
Howiś671/
Ouhwe671/
Ouiet671/
Ouweu671/
Ouwoi671/
Oweeh671/
Oweet671/
Owejs671/
Owgeh671/
Owyet671/
Ojwoi671/
Oiedh671/
Oiwai671/
Oewai671/
O'Wai671/
O'Wei671/
Goowe671/
Goihe671/
Ewhie671/
Owedh671/
Ohwee671/
Oovie671/
Oiuez671/
Huwie671/
Ewihe671/
Uywie671/
Uuwie671/
Uwies671/
Oswji671/
Ouweh671/
Ouweijie671/
Ouywe671/
Ovije671/
Owyeh671/
Owhis671/
Ouied671/
Oieth671/
Oweph671/
Owwge671/
Owyyi671/
Owedd671/
Oowei671/
Awiez671/
Awjie671/
Hhowe670/
Howye670/
Oviet670/
Otvie670/
Gowge670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owie
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