Owoeye Surname

17,608th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owoeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria30,9921:5,716710
England1921:290,19822,328
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Ireland421:112,1185,755
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Gambia41:480,863548
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Dominica21:37,946685
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Owoeye (774) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owooeye928/
Owwoeye924/
Owuoeye923/
Oewoeye922/
Gowoeye921/
Owoeyes921/
Owoey914/
Owoeyo8323/
Owoaye8312/
Owoeje8311/
Owoeya8311/
Awoeye838/
Owoeyi835/
Owaeye834/
Owooye833/
Ewoeye831/
Howoey831/
Owuoye831/
Owoseje7776/
Owoseyi7733/
Owotoye7712/
Owoaiye779/
Owatoye773/
Owoseie771/
Awoteye771/
Owaey731/
Owasheye7137/
Owosheyi715/
Owojiaye712/
Owachoye711/
Owuhaoye711/
Obaoye67475/
Ojuoye67467/
Owoaje67215/
Awoeyo67152/
Awoaye6711/
Awooye676/
Awouye674/
Owoayo673/
Owoaya672/
Govoey672/
Oyuoye671/
Owaoyi671/
Awoeys671/
Obaeye671/
Howoay670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owoeye
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