Owoe Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Owoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owoe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Owoe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owoe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Owoe live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Owoe is mostly found in: Kogi, where 67 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 17 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoey | 89 | 4 | / |
| Owohe | 89 | 2 | / |
| Owoee | 89 | 2 | / |
| Owoes | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owoiye | 80 | 7 | / |
| Owoeyi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Owojje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howoey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howoer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Owoo | 75 | 6,335 | / |
| Awoe | 75 | 1,136 | / |
| Owou | 75 | 171 | / |
| Ewoe | 75 | 42 | / |
| Owae | 75 | 41 | / |
| Oweu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ovoe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Howoett | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ovohe | 67 | 69 | / |
| Owaea | 67 | 13 | / |
| Owohi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Owoui | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awoee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Awoet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awoea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owoua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Howou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owooh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ouwae | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oboea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owout | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gawoe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oweus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojwae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awohe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovoer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oouoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obohe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oobae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abooe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obhoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hovoe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owoe
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