Owoso Surname
Approximately 1,385 people bear this surname
Owoso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,352 | 1:131,023 | 8,513 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Owoso (68) may also be a first name.
Owoso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owoso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owoso occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owoso? popularity and diffusion
It is the 279,172nd most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,261,766 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Owoso live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owoso is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 68 people.
Owoso is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,352 people, or 1 in 131,023. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Osun, where 41 percent are found, Ekiti, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Wales, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owosho | 91 | 740 | / |
| Owhoso | 91 | 97 | / |
| Owosso | 91 | 64 | / |
| Owooso | 91 | 45 | / |
| Owoeso | 91 | 16 | / |
| Owoiso | 91 | 7 | / |
| Owosoo | 91 | 5 | / |
| Owosoh | 91 | 4 | / |
| Owuoso | 91 | 3 | / |
| Oowoso | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owoosho | 83 | 30 | / |
| Owoisho | 83 | 9 | / |
| Owoesho | 83 | 8 | / |
| Owossou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Owuso | 80 | 875 | / |
| Awoso | 80 | 597 | / |
| Oboso | 80 | 141 | / |
| Ewoso | 80 | 116 | / |
| Owojo | 80 | 84 | / |
| Owaso | 80 | 28 | / |
| Owosa | 80 | 27 | / |
| Uwoso | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ovoso | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owoco | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owoussou | 77 | 483 | / |
| Ewuoso | 73 | 472 | / |
| Obosso | 73 | 271 | / |
| Owocho | 73 | 188 | / |
| Awosho | 73 | 78 | / |
| Awosso | 73 | 69 | / |
| Auwoso | 73 | 38 | / |
| Owossa | 73 | 32 | / |
| Awosio | 73 | 16 | / |
| Oswojo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Obuoso | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ewosho | 73 | 9 | / |
| Obosio | 73 | 8 | / |
| Awuoso | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ovosco | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obhoso | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obosoh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obosou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owasso | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awosco | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ewooso | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owuaso | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awosou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gowozo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewosso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohboso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owozoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojboso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoijo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abooso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oiwosa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohweso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owosia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owojjo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohwosa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awosuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osuoso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awooso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gawoso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoicho | 67 | 7,892 | / |
| Obossou | 67 | 2,247 | / |
| Awoesso | 67 | 632 | / |
| Ewuosho | 67 | 298 | / |
| Awossou | 67 | 131 | / |
| Ochuoso | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gawosso | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ewuosoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ewousho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owochoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howesou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awuosho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obossoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoussa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obousso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiwocho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oboisio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehwosho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwotsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoicoh | 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
- 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 Owoso
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