Owoka Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Owoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2531:700,16932,315
Congo851:58,6955,228
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Owoka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owoka occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 802,733rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Owoka are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 700,169. In Nigeria Owoka is primarily found in: Lagos, where 23 percent reside, Ondo, where 22 percent reside and Osun, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 24 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohwoka91264/
Owhoka91151/
Owooka9122/
Owoeka919/
Owocka916/
Oswoka915/
Owokah911/
Owokaya833/
Owookad832/
Oweka805,667/
Owoko804,377/
Owaka801,591/
Owuka80226/
Owoki80136/
Awoka80119/
Ewoka80101/
Ovoka8029/
Owoke8024/
Uwoka8019/
Owoky801/
Owouko73524/
Owocki73315/
Owakah73213/
Ojwaka7380/
Owueka7364/
Oywoki7363/
Owuaka7343/
Owekha7343/
Owhoko7336/
Owakai7327/
Owooke7322/
Owoeke7320/
Ovuoka7316/
Owoeko7313/
Obuoka7313/
Awouka7312/
Owhoke739/
Howoki739/
Obocka739/
Owokho738/
Owoike737/
Awoska736/
Oweeka736/
Hawoka735/
Govoka734/
Obokah734/
Awooka734/
Ovouka733/
Oyweka733/
Owakha733/
Ouwuka733/
Ujwoka733/
Owwuka733/
Owukah733/
Hovoka732/
Owotki732/
Ohwuka732/
Ohwoke732/
Abooka732/
Howeka732/
Owekaa732/
Howoko732/
Obokea731/
Owukha731/
Ooboka731/
Owooko731/
Owuoko731/
Oweuka731/
Ewouka731/
Awokoa731/
Obooka731/
Howaka731/
Owokie731/
Owheka731/
Ohwaka731/
Owokoh731/
Ojboka731/
Oswaka731/
Owekka731/
Oywaka731/
Gawoka731/
Owhoeke6730/
Owakuha6722/
Awotkay676/
Awokaya676/
Ojwacka675/
Oboucka674/
Oohwaka673/
Hoboika672/
Awoshka672/
Gowacka672/
Owekhai672/
Hovotka671/
Ochwaka671/
Owokieh671/
Abookay671/
Achwoka671/
Hobokai671/
Obohkai671/
Awokaja671/

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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 Owoka
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