Owo Surname
Approximately 5,729 people bear this surname
Owo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,935 | 1:35,895 | 2,902 |
| Ivory Coast | 558 | 1:41,346 | 2,665 |
| Indonesia | 68 | 1:1,944,841 | 122,869 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Benin | 25 | 1:413,424 | 29,829 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
Owo (2,139) may also be a first name.
Owo Demographics
Average Owo Salary in
United States
$42,821 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Owo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owo is the 84,356th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,272,045 people. The last name Owo occurs predominantly 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. Owo is also the 162,364th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 2,139 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,935 people, or 1 in 35,895. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 23 percent reside, Enugu, where 19 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoh | 86 | 12,930 | / |
| Owoo | 86 | 6,335 | / |
| Ohwo | 86 | 1,302 | / |
| Owuo | 86 | 451 | / |
| Owho | 86 | 208 | / |
| Owoa | 86 | 186 | / |
| Owou | 86 | 171 | / |
| Oiwo | 86 | 140 | / |
| Owoi | 86 | 135 | / |
| Howo | 86 | 66 | / |
| Ouwo | 86 | 37 | / |
| Ojwo | 86 | 17 | / |
| Oowo | 86 | 8 | / |
| Oewo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Owwo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Owoy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oywo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oiwoh | 75 | 325 | / |
| Owhuo | 75 | 24 | / |
| Gohwo | 75 | 19 | / |
| Hohwo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Owoot | 75 | 7 | / |
| Owocz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Howou | 75 | 6 | / |
| Owooh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Owout | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ohwod | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oshwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owosh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uowoh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ouwoh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hoywo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Goiwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owuot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owuod | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owott | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojwoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gowgo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojwoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouwou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouwoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oswoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Howoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Howoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Howgo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owuho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohwoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gowuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohwho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owhou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Howho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Howop | 75 | 0 | / |
| Obo | 67 | 16,548 | / |
| Awo | 67 | 9,466 | / |
| Owa | 67 | 8,315 | / |
| Ovo | 67 | 2,695 | / |
| Ewo | 67 | 1,949 | / |
| Uwo | 67 | 234 | / |
| Owuoch | 67 | 61 | / |
| O'Wood | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ochwoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owoaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoths | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owojje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochwuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owouth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochwot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouwwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowgoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoth | 67 | 0 | / |
Owo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Owo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻭ | aw | - |
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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 Owo
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