Owoa Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Owoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 178 | 1:219,322 | 17,083 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Owoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owoa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owoa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,244,200th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name Owoa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owoa are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Owoa is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 219,322. In Uganda Owoa is most prevalent in: Adjumani District, where 79 percent reside, Moyo District, where 18 percent reside and Amuru District, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Owoa
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