Owua Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Owua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owua occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Owua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Owua are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Owua is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Owua is most frequent in: Benue, where 69 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 8 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouwua | 89 | 4 | / |
| Owuad | 89 | 4 | / |
| Howua | 89 | 2 | / |
| Owhua | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gowua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owuah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owa | 86 | 8,315 | / |
| Oszwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oiwa | 75 | 17,800 | / |
| Awua | 75 | 8,791 | / |
| Howa | 75 | 6,353 | / |
| Uwua | 75 | 3,776 | / |
| Ouba | 75 | 2,286 | / |
| Owai | 75 | 1,796 | / |
| Owah | 75 | 1,794 | / |
| Ojua | 75 | 1,137 | / |
| Osua | 75 | 655 | / |
| Ouwa | 75 | 618 | / |
| Owuo | 75 | 451 | / |
| Oway | 75 | 332 | / |
| Owaa | 75 | 279 | / |
| Owha | 75 | 197 | / |
| Oywa | 75 | 189 | / |
| Owoa | 75 | 186 | / |
| Owou | 75 | 171 | / |
| Ouva | 75 | 124 | / |
| Oyua | 75 | 89 | / |
| Ohwa | 75 | 25 | / |
| Oiua | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ewua | 75 | 6 | / |
| Owva | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oweu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ojwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Owaj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uowa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ouua | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ooua | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oeua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uoua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oubah | 67 | 5,688 | / |
| Houba | 67 | 1,940 | / |
| Howay | 67 | 1,736 | / |
| Ochua | 67 | 370 | / |
| Oubai | 67 | 305 | / |
| Oshua | 67 | 282 | / |
| Howai | 67 | 148 | / |
| Oszwa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Hawua | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ojuah | 67 | 78 | / |
| Hojwa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Awuas | 67 | 72 | / |
| Hohwa | 67 | 70 | / |
| Houwa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ouwah | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gouva | 67 | 42 | / |
| Howah | 67 | 35 | / |
| Owait | 67 | 26 | / |
| Owaha | 67 | 25 | / |
| Oweae | 67 | 25 | / |
| Owhuo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Owaas | 67 | 21 | / |
| Osuha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oubay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hoywa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Osuat | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aouha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aswua | 67 | 14 | / |
| Uwuaa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ouvas | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oowah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ouhba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Awhua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ohuwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aawua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ouwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Auwua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gouua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awuaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hoyua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hoiwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Howou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Houva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awuad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owatt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Howea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awuoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oyhua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owout | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ossua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owaat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oiwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owa'a | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owaah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oubha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oujua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owayz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gojua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owvah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogiua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owgah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owgai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hooua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ho'ua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oywaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oihua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oewai | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Wai | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Way | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gooua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aouea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojuat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oszua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ousua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uouea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howga | 67 | 0 | / |
| Owath | 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
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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 Owua
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