Owu Surname
Approximately 2,841 people bear this surname
Owu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,524 | 1:17,730 | 2,249 |
| Nigeria | 1,056 | 1:167,749 | 10,434 |
| Indonesia | 175 | 1:755,710 | 57,892 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Owu (277) may also be a first name.
Owu Demographics
Average Owu Salary in
United States
$32,175 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Owu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owu occurs most in Ghana. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 154,504th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,565,134 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Owu live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 533,704th most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 277 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 1,524 people, or 1 in 17,730. Apart from Ghana it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 37 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.
Owu Last Name Statistics demography
Owu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $32,175 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owuh | 86 | 342 | / |
| Owou | 86 | 171 | / |
| Owui | 86 | 107 | / |
| Howu | 86 | 96 | / |
| Owuu | 86 | 59 | / |
| Ojwu | 86 | 51 | / |
| Ouwu | 86 | 51 | / |
| Owuy | 86 | 20 | / |
| Owgu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ohwu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Oowu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Oweu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Owhu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Owwu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oewu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Owau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oswu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oiwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owuj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owux | 86 | 1 | / |
| Houwu | 75 | 93 | / |
| Gowui | 75 | 34 | / |
| Howou | 75 | 6 | / |
| Owout | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hohwu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gouwu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Howus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oweus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oshwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| How'u | 75 | 1 | / |
| Howeu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owhou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouwou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouweu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owuhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oswui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owhgu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owuch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obu | 67 | 10,828 | / |
| Awu | 67 | 3,210 | / |
| Ewu | 67 | 2,846 | / |
| Ovu | 67 | 2,600 | / |
| Uwu | 67 | 426 | / |
| Owuije | 67 | 10 | / |
| Houwui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Howusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochwwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howeus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owusch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owouth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howaud | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis