Owo Surname

84,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,9351:35,8952,902
Ivory Coast5581:41,3462,665
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Benin251:413,42429,829
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England121:4,643,172139,951
Congo51:997,81917,129
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Owo (2,139) may also be a first name.

Owo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭ) is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 84,356th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,272,045 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Owo are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 162,364th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 2,139 people.

The surname Owo is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,935 people, or 1 in 35,895. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 23 percent are found, Enugu, where 19 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Owo Last Name Statistics demography

Owo earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoh8612,930/
Owoo866,335/
Ohwo861,302/
Owuo86451/
Owho86208/
Owoa86186/
Owou86171/
Oiwo86140/
Owoi86135/
Howo8666/
Ouwo8637/
Ojwo8617/
Oowo868/
Oewo865/
Owwo863/
Owoy862/
Oywo862/
Oiwoh75325/
Owhuo7524/
Gohwo7519/
Hohwo759/
Owoot757/
Owocz756/
Howou756/
Owooh756/
Owout753/
Ohwod752/
Oshwo752/
Owosh752/
Uowoh752/
Ouwoh752/
Hoywo752/
Goiwo751/
Owuot751/
Owuod751/
Owott751/
Ojwoh751/
Gowgo751/
Ojwoi751/
Ouwou751/
Ouwoi751/
Oswoy751/
Howoh751/
Howoa751/
Howgo751/
Owuho751/
Ohwoh751/
Gowuo751/
Ohwho751/
Owhou751/
Howho751/
Howop750/
Obo6716,548/
Awo679,466/
Owa678,315/
Ovo672,695/
Ewo671,949/
Uwo67234/
Owuoch6761/
O'Wood677/
Ochwoo674/
Owoaya672/
Owoths671/
Owojje671/
Howoha671/
Howoch671/
Ochwuo671/
Owouth671/
Ochwot671/
Gouwwo671/
Gowgoo671/
Howoyd671/
Howoth670/

Owo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Owo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻭaw-

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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
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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 Owo
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