Owoma Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Owoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
Congo51:997,81917,129
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Owoma (35) may also be a first name.

Owoma Last Name Facts

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

Owoma occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,428,594th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. Owoma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owoma are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owoma is also the 1,744,716th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 35 people.

Owoma is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria Owoma is primarily found in: Delta, where 75 percent reside, Rivers, where 11 percent reside and Cross River, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoima9123/
Owomah916/
Oswoma913/
Owuoma913/
Owomat911/
Gowoma911/
Owouma911/
Uowoma911/
Gouwoma831/
Oboma801,913/
Owuma80687/
Ewoma80236/
Awoma80174/
Uwoma80123/
Owomi8081/
Owama8077/
Owema8033/
Owome805/
Owomo805/
Ovoma801/
Owoimaha7730/
Gouwouma771/
Awouma73559/
Owuama73445/
Owamah7385/
Owoemi7353/
Osuoma7349/
Gawoma7323/
Owumah7322/
Uwuoma7316/
Ewomah7313/
Obuoma7313/
Ewouma7312/
Ewuoma7310/
Abooma7310/
Obomah739/
Owoumi739/
Hawoma737/
Owuuma737/
Owoumo736/
Awomau736/
Awomah736/
Uwomah735/
Oyuoma734/
Obomau734/
Owomyi734/
Obooma733/
Oobama733/
Owomhe732/
Ohwuma732/
Owumma732/
Ouwuma732/
Oewuma732/
Uwhoma731/
Awomaa731/
Obomai731/
Ojuoma731/
Oboima731/
Ewhoma731/
Ewooma731/
Gowomo731/
Owamga731/
Owaema731/
Ovuoma731/
Uwgoma731/
Oiboma731/
Uwomma731/
Ovouma731/
Gowome731/
Guwoma731/
Awomad731/
Owomeh731/
Howome731/
Ouboma731/
Owoimo731/
Ovoemah6744/
Ochuoma679/
Osuomah678/
Owoumoh677/
Oboimau676/
Gawooma676/
Owoumou674/
Hawooma671/
Gawouma671/
Eubooma671/
Owotmoi671/
Guwooma671/
Aboomah671/
Uwuomah671/
Uowemay671/

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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 Owoma
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