Owoupele Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owoupele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoupele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2741:646,50630,379
England21:27,859,030389,889

Owoupele (14) may also be a first name.

Owoupele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owoupele occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoupele? popularity and diffusion

Owoupele is the 948,111th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owoupele live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owoupele is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 646,506. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 58 percent live, Delta, where 22 percent live and Rivers, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Owoupele exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owupele93354/
Owopele9324/
Owupelle885/
Owuopele883/
Owapele808/
Uwupele801/
Owupela801/
Uwopele801/
Osuopele752/
Abouphele711/
Obopile67138/
Aswapele63144/
Asuapele634/
Awuapile631/
Awupila531/
Awuapila50569/

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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
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  • 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 Owoupele
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