Owoeye Surname
Approximately 31,452 people bear this surname
Owoeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30,992 | 1:5,716 | 710 |
| England | 192 | 1:290,198 | 22,328 |
| United States | 145 | 1:2,499,717 | 152,655 |
| Ireland | 42 | 1:112,118 | 5,755 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Iceland | 8 | 1:47,511 | 3,734 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Owoeye (774) may also be a first name.
Owoeye Demographics
Average Owoeye Salary in
United States
$41,072 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Owoeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owoeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owoeye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Owoeye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owoeye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 17,608th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 231,704 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owoeye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owoeye is also the 295,011th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 774 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 30,992 people, or 1 in 5,716. In Nigeria Owoeye is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 36 percent are found, Osun, where 15 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Owoeye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Owoeye surname is principally Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Owoeye surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
Owoeye earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $41,072 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owooeye | 92 | 8 | / |
| Owwoeye | 92 | 4 | / |
| Owuoeye | 92 | 3 | / |
| Oewoeye | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gowoeye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owoeyes | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owoey | 91 | 4 | / |
| Owoeyo | 83 | 23 | / |
| Owoaye | 83 | 12 | / |
| Owoeje | 83 | 11 | / |
| Owoeya | 83 | 11 | / |
| Awoeye | 83 | 8 | / |
| Owoeyi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Owaeye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Owooye | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ewoeye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Howoey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owuoye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owoseje | 77 | 76 | / |
| Owoseyi | 77 | 33 | / |
| Owotoye | 77 | 12 | / |
| Owoaiye | 77 | 9 | / |
| Owatoye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Owoseie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awoteye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owaey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owasheye | 71 | 37 | / |
| Owosheyi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Owojiaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Owachoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owuhaoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obaoye | 67 | 475 | / |
| Ojuoye | 67 | 467 | / |
| Owoaje | 67 | 215 | / |
| Awoeyo | 67 | 152 | / |
| Awoaye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awooye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awouye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owoayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owoaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Govoey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyuoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoeys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoay | 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 Owoeye
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