Owou Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Owou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1131:1,567,63558,980
Benin341:303,98824,879
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Owou (35) may also be a first name.

Owou Last Name Facts

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

Owou is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,315,412th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. Owou is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Owou reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most common forename globally, held by 35 people.

The surname Owou is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 1,567,635. In Nigeria Owou is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent are found, Delta, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 20 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoue8910/
Howou896/
Owout893/
Owhou891/
Ouwou891/
Owo865,729/
Owu862,841/
Gowoue802/
Ouwoue801/
Owouth801/
Owoh7512,930/
Owoo756,335/
Obou752,974/
Ohwo751,302/
Owuo75451/
Owuh75342/
Awou75326/
Owho75208/
Owoa75186/
Oiwo75140/
Owoi75135/
Owui75107/
Howu7596/
Howo7566/
Owuu7559/
Ojwu7551/
Ovou7545/
Ouwo7537/
Owua7526/
Owuy7520/
Ojwo7517/
Owgu7510/
Owoe7510/
Oowo758/
Ohwu757/
Oowu755/
Oewo755/
Oweu754/
Owwo753/
Owhu753/
Uwou752/
Oewu752/
Owoy752/
Oywo752/
Owwu752/
Ooua752/
Oouo752/
Oswu751/
Owau751/
Oiwu751/
Owud751/
Owuj751/
Owux751/
Oovu751/
Owoueye732/
Howouth731/
Gouwoue731/
Owoueyi731/
Owiyo671,138/
Owuye67626/
Owoye67407/
Oboue67379/
Oiwoh67325/
Owoya67228/
Govou67201/
Owayo67123/
Hobou67114/
Owoje67112/
Owuya67105/
Owoyi6799/
Awoue6785/
Owojo6784/
Owuje6747/
Obouh6746/
Owoja6734/
Gowui6734/
Owuyo6733/
Owhuo6724/
Howue6723/
Gohwo6719/
Hawou6719/
Owuja6712/
Owoyo6712/
Hohwo679/
Awouh678/
Owaju677/
Owoot677/
Owuji676/
Owooh676/
Ovohu676/
Owocz676/
Owowe675/
Owuyi675/
Oweyo675/
Owoey674/
Owuad674/
Hohwu673/
Owijo673/
Howus672/
Hoywo672/
Ouwoh672/
Oweus672/
Uowoh672/
Howua672/
Owosh672/
Owejo672/
Ohwod672/
Hovou672/
Oshwo672/
Owujo672/
How'u671/
Howeu671/
Howho671/
Goiwo671/
Gowua671/
Ovouh671/
Owhgu671/
Ohwho671/
Oshwu671/
Owuah671/
Oswui671/
Owuhe671/
Gowuo671/
Ohwoh671/
Owuho671/
Hooua671/
Howgo671/
Howoa671/
Howoh671/
Oouha671/
Oswoy671/
Ouwoi671/
Owuch671/
Ojwoi671/
Oboué671/
Gooua671/
Gowgo671/
Awoup671/
Aïwou671/
Ojwoh671/
Auwou671/
Owoie671/
Owoji671/
Owott671/
Owuod671/
Owuot671/
Oouoe671/
Howop670/

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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 Owou
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