Owsu Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Owsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Owsu Last Name Facts

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

Owsu occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Owsu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owsu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Owsu are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 55 percent live, Virginia, where 18 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 21 percent live.

Owsu Last Name Statistics demography

Owsu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owsus897/
Ouwsuy801/
Awsu756/
Ofsu752/
Uwsu752/
Obsu751/
Ovsu751/
Govsu6769/
Obsou678/
Aewsu677/
Awseu672/
Awsiu671/
Awsus671/
Ewsui671/
Ovwxu671/

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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 Owsu
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