Owoussi Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Owoussi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoussi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo91:805,3086,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Owoussi (11) may also be a first name.

Owoussi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owoussi is found in Togo more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoussi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Owoussi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Owoussi reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 11 people.

Owoussi is most widely held in Togo, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 805,308. Aside from Togo this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owossi9264/
Awoussi861,352/
Owoossi865/
Oboussi861/
Owoussa861/
Owoushi861/
Owusi83361/
Owosi8310/
Owassi7779/
Obossi7761/
Awossi7754/
Owushi7750/
Owoshi7749/
Owossa7732/
Owoosi7717/
Owotsi779/
Awussi778/
Obousi774/
Owosse772/
Awousi772/
Oywusi771/
Oewusi771/
Ohwosi771/
Owusie771/
Ouwosi771/
Hawouessi751/
Aboussi71668/
Howoses71241/
Awoussa7188/
Ohwoisi7117/
Oweyssi7110/
Oubassi717/
Owaissi716/
Oweissi714/
Owuoshi713/
Awousse713/
Owushie711/
Oywusie711/
Awoussy711/
Aboossi711/
Avoussi711/
Awuissi711/
Awusi673,164/
Obosi671,490/
Owasi67561/
Haboussi67543/
Ovosi67323/
Obusi67204/
Aouhassi67137/
Owuse67116/
Owusa6731/
Owosa6727/
Awosi6721/
Aboussai6711/
Hovoessi678/
Owose676/
Owusy676/
Owhushie674/
Owhoshie674/
Houwassi671/
Ovusi671/
Uwosi671/
Hawousse671/
Oubahssi671/
Oswouchi671/
Uwusi671/
Owuci671/
Gouvousi671/
Awouessa671/
Awhoussa671/
Aïboussi671/

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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 Owoussi
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