Owou Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Owou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 113 | 1:1,567,635 | 58,980 |
| Benin | 34 | 1:303,988 | 24,879 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
The surname Owou is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Owou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,315,412th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname Owou occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Owou live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 35 people.
Owou is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 1,567,635. In Nigeria Owou is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent reside, Delta, where 10 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Owou is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 20 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoue | 89 | 10 | / |
| Howou | 89 | 6 | / |
| Owout | 89 | 3 | / |
| Owhou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ouwou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owo | 86 | 5,729 | / |
| Owu | 86 | 2,841 | / |
| Gowoue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ouwoue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owouth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owoh | 75 | 12,930 | / |
| Owoo | 75 | 6,335 | / |
| Obou | 75 | 2,974 | / |
| Ohwo | 75 | 1,302 | / |
| Owuo | 75 | 451 | / |
| Owuh | 75 | 342 | / |
| Awou | 75 | 326 | / |
| Owho | 75 | 208 | / |
| Owoa | 75 | 186 | / |
| Oiwo | 75 | 140 | / |
| Owoi | 75 | 135 | / |
| Owui | 75 | 107 | / |
| Howu | 75 | 96 | / |
| Howo | 75 | 66 | / |
| Owuu | 75 | 59 | / |
| Ojwu | 75 | 51 | / |
| Ovou | 75 | 45 | / |
| Ouwo | 75 | 37 | / |
| Owua | 75 | 26 | / |
| Owuy | 75 | 20 | / |
| Ojwo | 75 | 17 | / |
| Owgu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Owoe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Oowo | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ohwu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Oowu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oewo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oweu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Owwo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Owhu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Uwou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oewu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owoy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oywo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owwu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ooua | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oouo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oswu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oiwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owuj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owux | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oovu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owoueye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Howouth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouwoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoueyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owiyo | 67 | 1,138 | / |
| Owuye | 67 | 626 | / |
| Owoye | 67 | 407 | / |
| Oboue | 67 | 379 | / |
| Oiwoh | 67 | 325 | / |
| Owoya | 67 | 228 | / |
| Govou | 67 | 201 | / |
| Owayo | 67 | 123 | / |
| Hobou | 67 | 114 | / |
| Owoje | 67 | 112 | / |
| Owuya | 67 | 105 | / |
| Owoyi | 67 | 99 | / |
| Awoue | 67 | 85 | / |
| Owojo | 67 | 84 | / |
| Owuje | 67 | 47 | / |
| Obouh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Owoja | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gowui | 67 | 34 | / |
| Owuyo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Owhuo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Howue | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gohwo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hawou | 67 | 19 | / |
| Owuja | 67 | 12 | / |
| Owoyo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hohwo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awouh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Owaju | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owoot | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owuji | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owooh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ovohu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owocz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owowe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owuyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oweyo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owoey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owuad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hohwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owijo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Howus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoywo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouwoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oweus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uowoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owosh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owejo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohwod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hovou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oshwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owujo | 67 | 2 | / |
| How'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oshwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oswui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hooua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oswoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oboué | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gooua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oouoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howop | 67 | 0 | / |
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