Owonam Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owonam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owonam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1541:1,150,27847,013
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Owonam (47) may also be a first name.

Owonam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owonam occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owonam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Owonam is the 1,403,590th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owonam reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owonam is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 47 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 1,150,278. In Nigeria Owonam is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 60 percent reside, Cross River, where 21 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Owonam occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owounam928/
Owoname921/
Awonam836/
Uwonam834/
Owonan832/
Owanam831/
Owonom831/
Owenam831/
Ovonam831/
Awounam7710/
Uwoinam772/
Owunaim772/
Ewoenam771/
Awoname771/
Ewonnam771/
Obhonham712/
Owumname711/
Owoinang711/
Obonan67115/
Abonam6735/
Avonam6731/
Owanon676/
Uwanam672/
Awenam672/
Owanan671/
Awonom671/
Awonan671/
Awanam671/
Ewanam671/
Ouwounane671/
Owonon671/
Ovanam671/

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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 Owonam
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