Owole Surname
Approximately 679 people bear this surname
Owole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 645 | 1:60,526 | 7,001 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Owole (128) may also be a first name.
Owole Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owole Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owole has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owole? popularity and diffusion
It is the 488,458th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,732,763 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owole reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Owole is also the 821,896th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 128 people.
The last name Owole is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 645 people, or 1 in 60,526. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Adjumani District, where 84 percent are found, Moyo District, where 12 percent are found and Amuru District, where 3 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Benin, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Owole
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