Owoh Surname

40,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owoh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria12,8061:13,8331,395
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England341:1,638,76668,634
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Owoh (530) may also be a first name.

Owoh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owoh Come From? nationality or country of origin

Owoh is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 40,523rd most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 563,615 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owoh are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 366,410th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 530 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 12,806 people, or 1 in 13,833. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 32 percent live, Anambra, where 22 percent live and Imo, where 6 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Owoh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Owoh surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Owoh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.93% more than the national average, earning $48,730 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oiwoh89325/
Owooh896/
Owosh892/
Uowoh892/
Ouwoh892/
Ojwoh891/
Howoh891/
Ohwoh891/
Owo865,729/
Owuoch8061/
Howoha801/
Owoths801/
Howoch801/
Owouth801/
Howoth800/
Owoo756,335/
Awoh753,523/
Ewoh753,080/
Owah751,794/
Ovoh751,377/
Ohwo751,302/
Owuo75451/
Owho75208/
Owha75197/
Owoa75186/
Owou75171/
Oiwo75140/
Owoi75135/
Howo7566/
Ouwo7537/
Ojwo7517/
Oowo758/
Oewo755/
Owwo753/
Oywo752/
Owoy752/
Howouth731/
Ovuoh67109/
Hovoh67102/
Ovohe6769/
Obouh6746/
Ouwah6743/
Howah6735/
Owaha6725/
Owhuo6724/
Gohwo6719/
Oowah6711/
Obuoh6710/
Hohwo679/
Awouh678/
Owoot677/
Howou676/
Ovohu676/
Ouboh676/
Owocz676/
Oobha674/
Owout673/
Ewouh673/
Awooh673/
Ohwod672/
Osuoh672/
Owaah672/
Oboih672/
Awoch672/
Oiwah672/
Hoywo672/
Oshwo672/
Ovouh671/
Owhou671/
Goiwo671/
Howho671/
Owhad671/
Owuah671/
Owgah671/
Ouvoh671/
Ewhoh671/
Owott671/
Ouwoi671/
Ouwou671/
Ojwoi671/
Gowgo671/
Awuoh671/
Owash671/
Gowuo671/
Owuod671/
Owuot671/
Owhap671/
Oouha671/
Howoa671/
Howgo671/
Ojuoh671/
Oswoy671/
Owuho671/
Otvoh670/
Howop670/
Owath670/

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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
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  • 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 Owoh
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