Owiredu Surname

48,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Owiredu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owiredu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana10,5291:2,566411
England601:928,63447,428
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Owiredu (622) may also be a first name.

Owiredu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owiredu is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owiredu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owiredu is the 48,267th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 681,780 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owiredu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owiredu is also the 334,261st most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 622 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 10,529 people, or 1 in 2,566. Outside of Ghana this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Owiredu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owiredu surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Owiredu earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.5% less than the national average, earning $34,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning $51,596 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owiredua9313/
Owiredus931/
Owireduaa881/
Owirodu8612/
Oweredu864/
Owiradu861/
Owiredy861/
Iredu8371/
Oredu8350/
Oired831/
Owred830/
Owuriedu802/
Oweirede801/
Oraedu77245/
Awired7716/
Iruedu773/
Owordu771/
Ouredu771/
Oreadu771/
Oweiarede757/
Owuriedeu751/
Ordu7324,370/
Ored7350/
Ired736/
Irdu734/
Owrd732/
Oird732/
Ireedui7132/
Oweried712/
Oueired711/
Owureduwaa711/
Whredyu711/
Owhordu711/
Owereda711/
Oweredi711/
Owairdi711/
Owei-Arede711/
Ordue672,160/
Oirdi67823/
Oredi67728/
Orteu67448/
Oredo67447/
Orodu67336/
Orede67319/
Irede67274/
Aired67273/
Ordua67272/
Oured67241/
Aredu67196/
Oreda67192/
Eredu67180/
Orduy67175/
Orduh67128/
Iredi6782/
Oretu6772/
Orudu6768/
Iared6761/
Oreid6757/
Owhorodu6746/
Iretu6740/
Orred6738/
Owrid6734/
Oward6730/
Oredy6730/
Orwid6726/
Oradu6723/
Irodu6722/
Owhreode6721/
Iradu6719/
Oreed6716/
Ireda6716/
Ordou6715/
Oirda6715/
Ordyu6715/
Aouredou6714/
Iered6712/
Yordu6710/
Orduu678/
Irudu677/
Yaowared676/
Iridu674/
Oried673/
Aordu673/
Oirad673/
Oirte673/
Ordeu672/
Irdue672/
Oordu672/
Owhoreda672/
Ordau672/
Oirid672/
Uredu671/
Owourede671/
Ordui671/
Orued671/
Irdiu671/
Oerdu671/
Irdeu671/
Irie Dou671/
Iredy671/
Ierdu671/
Iereidou671/
Oridu671/
Irioeudu671/
Owurd671/
Oweriede671/
Ireed671/
Ewred670/
Oread670/
Aviridu573/
Aberedu571/

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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 Owiredu
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