Owoo Surname
Approximately 6,335 people bear this surname
Owoo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 5,334 | 1:5,066 | 717 |
| Uganda | 573 | 1:68,131 | 7,631 |
| Nigeria | 294 | 1:602,526 | 28,821 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Owoo (24) may also be a first name.
Owoo Demographics
Average Owoo Salary in
United States
$36,575 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Owoo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owoo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owoo is found most in Ghana. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owoo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owoo is the 77,230th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,150,362 people. Owoo occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Owoo live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held given name globally, borne by 24 people.
The surname is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 5,334 people, or 1 in 5,066. Aside from Ghana it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Owoo Last Name Statistics demography
Owoo earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.24% less than the national average, earning $36,575 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoot | 89 | 7 | / |
| Owooh | 89 | 6 | / |
| Owo | 86 | 5,729 | / |
| O'Wood | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ochwoo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gowgoo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owoh | 75 | 12,930 | / |
| Ohwo | 75 | 1,302 | / |
| Oboo | 75 | 986 | / |
| Owuo | 75 | 451 | / |
| Awoo | 75 | 302 | / |
| Owho | 75 | 208 | / |
| Owoa | 75 | 186 | / |
| Owou | 75 | 171 | / |
| Oiwo | 75 | 140 | / |
| Owoi | 75 | 135 | / |
| Ewoo | 75 | 91 | / |
| Howo | 75 | 66 | / |
| Ouwo | 75 | 37 | / |
| Ojwo | 75 | 17 | / |
| Owoe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Oowo | 75 | 8 | / |
| Oewo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Owwo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oywo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owoy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uwoo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ovoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoswoot | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hoywood | 73 | 3 | / |
| O'Woods | 73 | 3 | / |
| Howwood | 73 | 0 | / |
| Oiboo | 67 | 331 | / |
| Oiwoh | 67 | 325 | / |
| Owhuo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gohwo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Obhoo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hohwo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Howou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owocz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hawoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uwhoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owoey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owout | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awooh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hoywo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oshwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouwoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uowoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohwod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owosh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awooz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oswoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovgoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwoot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howop | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hosswood | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owoo
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