Owoma Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Owoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 142 | 1:1,247,484 | 49,911 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoima | 91 | 23 | / |
| Owomah | 91 | 6 | / |
| Oswoma | 91 | 3 | / |
| Owuoma | 91 | 3 | / |
| Owomat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gowoma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owouma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uowoma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gouwoma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oboma | 80 | 1,913 | / |
| Owuma | 80 | 687 | / |
| Ewoma | 80 | 236 | / |
| Awoma | 80 | 174 | / |
| Uwoma | 80 | 123 | / |
| Owomi | 80 | 81 | / |
| Owama | 80 | 77 | / |
| Owema | 80 | 33 | / |
| Owome | 80 | 5 | / |
| Owomo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ovoma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owoimaha | 77 | 30 | / |
| Gouwouma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awouma | 73 | 559 | / |
| Owuama | 73 | 445 | / |
| Owamah | 73 | 85 | / |
| Owoemi | 73 | 53 | / |
| Osuoma | 73 | 49 | / |
| Gawoma | 73 | 23 | / |
| Owumah | 73 | 22 | / |
| Uwuoma | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ewomah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Obuoma | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ewouma | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ewuoma | 73 | 10 | / |
| Abooma | 73 | 10 | / |
| Obomah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Owoumi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hawoma | 73 | 7 | / |
| Owuuma | 73 | 7 | / |
| Owoumo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Awomau | 73 | 6 | / |
| Awomah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Uwomah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oyuoma | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obomau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owomyi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obooma | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oobama | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owomhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohwuma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owumma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ouwuma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oewuma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwhoma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awomaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obomai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojuoma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewhoma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewooma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowomo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owamga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owaema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovuoma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwgoma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oiboma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwomma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovouma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guwoma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awomad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owomeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouboma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoimo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovoemah | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ochuoma | 67 | 9 | / |
| Osuomah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Owoumoh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oboimau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gawooma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owoumou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hawooma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eubooma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owotmoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guwooma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboomah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwuomah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uowemay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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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